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life

Meaning of “life”

The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:20

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Exodus 6:16
¶ And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 6:16 · retained source text

¶ And these are the names of the sonnes of Leui, according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari: and the yeeres of the life of Leui, were an hundred, thirtie and seuen yeeres.

1611 marginal noteNum. 3.17 1.chron. 6.1.

Exodus 6:18
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 6:18 · retained source text

And the sonnes of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And the yeeres of the life of Kohath, were an hundred thirtie and three yeeres.

1611 marginal noteNum. 26.57. 1.chro. 6.1.

Exodus 6:20
And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 6:20 · retained source text

And Amram tooke him Iochebed his fathers sister to wife, and shee bare him Aaron and Moses: and the yeeres of the life of Amram were an hundred, and thirtie and seuen yeeres.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.2. num. 26.59.

Exodus 21:23
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 21:23 · retained source text

And if any mischiefe follow, then thou shalt giue life for life,

Exodus 21:30
If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 21:30 · retained source text

If there be layed on him a summe of money, then he shall giue for the ransome of his life, whatsoeuer is layd vpon him.

Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 17:11 · retained source text

For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I haue giuen it to you vpon the Altar, to make an atonement for your soules: for it is the blood, that maketh an atonement for the soule.

Leviticus 17:14
For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 17:14 · retained source text

For it is the life of all flesh, the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said vnto the children of Israel, Ye shall not eat the blood of no maner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoeuer eateth it, shalbe cut off.

1611 marginal noteGen. 9.4.

Leviticus 18:18
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 18:18 · retained source text

Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vexe her, to vncouer her nakednes besides the other, in her life time.

1611 marginal noteOr, one wife to another.

Numbers 35:31
Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 35:31 · retained source text

Moreouer, yee shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guiltie of death, but he shalbe surely put to death.

1611 marginal noteHeb. faulty to die.

Deuteronomy 4:9
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:9 · retained source text

Onely take heed to thy selfe, and keepe thy soule diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes haue seene, and lest they depart from thy heart all the dayes of thy life: but teach them thy sonnes, & thy sonnes sonnes:

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