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leave

Meaning of “leave”

1. To depart, cease from, abandon, forsake, release, permit, entrust, bequeath, cause or allow to remain, omit, exclude, or not take. 2. As a noun, permission or liberty to act, including permission to depart.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
115 occurrences112 verses39 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:24

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Job 10:1
MY soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 10:1 · retained source text

¶ My soule is weary of my life, I will leaue my complaint vpon my selfe; I will speake in the bitternesse of my soule.

1611 marginal noteOr, eue of while I liue.

Job 39:11
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 39:11 · retained source text

Wilt thou trust him because his strength is great? or wilt thou leaue thy labour to him?

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