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lead

Meaning of “lead”

Sense 1: A soft, heavy metal. Sense 2: As a verb, to guide, conduct, or go before.

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First occurrence: Genesis 33:14

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Judges 5:12
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
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1611 witness · Judges 5:12 · retained source text

Awake, awake Deborah: awake, awake, vtter a song: arise Barak, and leade thy captiuitie captiue, thou sonne of Abinoam.

1 Samuel 30:22
Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 30:22 · retained source text

Then answered all the wicked men, and men of Belial, of those that went with Dauid, and said, Because they went not with vs, we wil not giue them ought of the spoile, that wee haue recouered, saue to euery man his wife and his children, that they may leade them away, and depart.

1611 marginal noteHeb. men.

2 Chronicles 30:9
For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 30:9 · retained source text

For if yee turne againe vnto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall finde compassion before them that leade them captiue, so that they shall come againe into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and mercifull, and will not turne away his face from you, if ye returne vnto him.

1611 marginal noteExo. 34.5.

Nehemiah 9:19
Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 9:19 · retained source text

Yet thou, in thy manifold mercies, forsookest them not in the wildernesse: the pillar of the cloude departed not from them by day, to leade them in the way, neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherin they should goe.

1611 marginal noteExod. 13.22. num. 14.14. 1.cor. 10.1.

Job 19:24
That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
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1611 witness · Job 19:24 · retained source text

That they were grauen with an iron pen and lead, in the rocke for euer.

Psalms 5:8
lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
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1611 witness · Psalms 5:8 · retained source text

Lead me O LORD, in thy righteousnesse, because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

1611 marginal noteHeb. those which obserue me.

Psalms 25:5
lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
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1611 witness · Psalms 25:5 · retained source text

Lead me in thy trueth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my saluation, on thee doe I waite all the day.

Psalms 27:11
Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
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1611 witness · Psalms 27:11 · retained source text

Teach me thy way, O LORD, and leade me in a plaine path, because of mine enemies.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a way of plainnesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. those which obserue me.

1611 marginal notePsal.25.4 and 86.11 and 119.

Psalms 31:3
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
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1611 witness · Psalms 31:3 · retained source text

For thou art my rocke and my fortresse: therfore for thy names sake lead me, and guide me.

Psalms 43:3
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
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1611 witness · Psalms 43:3 · retained source text

O send out thy light & thy trueth; let them leade mee, let them bring mee vnto thy holy hill, and to thy Tabernacles.

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