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laid

Meaning of “laid”

Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
279 occurrences271 verses48 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:23

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1 Samuel 3:2
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 3:2 · retained source text

And it came to passe at that time, when Eli was layd downe in his place, and his eyes beganne to waxe dimme, that he could not see;

1 Samuel 3:3
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 3:3 · retained source text

And yer the lampe of God went out in the Temple of the LORD, where the Arke of God was, and Samuel was layd downe to sleepe;

1 Samuel 6:11
And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:11 · retained source text

And they layde the Arke of the LORD vpon the cart, and the coffer, with the mice of golde, and the images of their Emerods.

1 Samuel 10:25
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 10:25 · retained source text

Then Samuel tolde the people the maner of the kingdome, and wrote it in a booke, and layd it vp before the LORD, and Samuel sent all the people away, euery man to his house.

1 Samuel 15:2
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 15:2 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way when he came vp from Egypt.

1611 marginal noteExod. 17.8. num. 24.20.

1 Samuel 15:5
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 15:5 · retained source text

And Saul came to a citie of Amalek, and laid waite in the valley.

1611 marginal noteOr, fought.

1 Samuel 15:27
And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 15:27 · retained source text

And as Samuel turned about to goe away, he laid hold vpon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

1 Samuel 19:13
And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 19:13 · retained source text

And Michal tooke an image, and laid it in the bedde, and put a pillow of goats haire for his bolster, and couered it with a cloth.

1 Samuel 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 21:12 · retained source text

And Dauid layd vp these wordes in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

1 Samuel 25:18
¶ Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:18 · retained source text

¶ Then Abigail made haste, and tooke two hundred loaues, and two bottles of wine, and fiue sheepe readie dressed, and fiue measures of parched corne, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figges, and laid them on asses.

1611 marginal noteOr, lumps.

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