And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
The 1611 reading
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 11:8
Complete exact-word concordance
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
And they immediatly left the shippe and their father, and followed him.
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
But when thou doest almes, let not thy left hand know, what thy right doeth:
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
And he touched her hand, and the feuer left her: and she arose, and ministred vnto them.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
And they did all eate, and were filled: and they tooke vp of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets full.
A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a signe, and there shall no signe be giuen vnto it, but the signe of the Prophet Ionas. And hee left them, and departed.
And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
And he said vnto her, What wilt thou? She saith vnto him, Grant, that these my two sonnes may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdome.
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
And he saith vnto them, Yee shall drinke indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptisme that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to giue, but it shall be giuen to them for whom it is prepared of my father.
¶ And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
¶ And he left them, and went out of the citie into Bethany, and he lodged there.
When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
When they had heard these wordes, they marueiled, and left him, and went their way.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Past tense and past participle of leave.