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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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Leviticus 7:15
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 7:15 · retained source text

And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thankesgiuing, shall be eaten the same day that it is offered: he shall not leaue any of it vntill the morning.

Leviticus 16:23
And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 16:23 · retained source text

And Aaron shall come into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and shal put off the linnen garments which he put on, when he went in to the holy place, and shall leaue them there.

Leviticus 19:10
And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 19:10 · retained source text

And thou shalt not gleane thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather euery grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leaue them for the poore and stranger: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 22:30
On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 22:30 · retained source text

On the same day it shall be eaten vp, ye shall leaue none of it vntill the morrow: I am the LORD.

1611 marginal noteChap. 7.15.

Leviticus 23:22
¶ And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the Lord your God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 23:22 · retained source text

¶ And when ye reape the haruest of your land, thou shalt not make cleane riddance of the corners of the field, when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy haruest: thou shalt leaue them vnto the poore, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

1611 marginal noteChap. 19.9.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 24.19.

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