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labour

Meaning of “labour”

1. Work, toil, effort, exertion, service, or the product of work. 2. Weariness or trouble. 3. Travail in childbirth. 4. To work, strive, serve, or exert oneself.

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89 occurrences87 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:42

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Exodus 5:9
Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 5:9 · retained source text

Let there more worke be layde vpon the men, that they may labour therein, and let them not regard vaine wordes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. let the worke be heauy vpon the men.

Exodus 20:9
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 20:9 · retained source text

Sixe dayes shalt thou labour, and doe all thy worke:

1611 marginal noteChap. 23.12. ezech. 20.12. luke 13.14.

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