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layeth

Meaning of “layeth”

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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18 occurrences17 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Job 21:19

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Job 21:19
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 21:19 · retained source text

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.

Job 24:12
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 24:12 · retained source text

Men groane from out of the city, and the soule of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

Job 41:26
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 41:26 · retained source text

The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the speare, the dart, nor the habergeon.

1611 marginal noteOr, brestplate.

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