KJV dictionary & concordance
Third-person singular present form of lay. Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 3: To press or bear upon. Sense 4: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 5: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 6: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Job 21:19
Complete exact-word concordance
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
God layeth vp his iniquitie for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
1611 marginal noteThat is, the punishment of his iniquitie.
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
Men groane from out of the city, and the soule of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the speare, the dart, nor the habergeon.
1611 marginal noteOr, brestplate.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as an heape: he layeth vp the depth in storehouses.
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Who layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, who maketh the cloudes his charet: who walketh vpon the wings of the wind.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
He layeth vp sound wisedome for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walke vprightly.
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
Euery prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a foole layeth open his folly.
1611 marginal noteHeb. spreadeth.
1611 marginal noteChap. 12.23. & 15.2.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Hee that hateth, dissembleth with his lips, and layeth vp deceit within him.
1611 marginal noteOr, is knowen.
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
She layeth her handes to the spindle, and her handes hold the distaffe.
¶ For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
¶ For hee bringeth downe them that dwell on high, the loftie citie he layeth it low; he layeth it low, euen to the ground, he bringeth it euen to the dust.
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