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matter

Meaning of “matter”

1. A subject, affair, or cause. 2. Material substance.

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80 occurrences76 verses27 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 24:9

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Nehemiah 6:13

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Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Nehemiah 6:13 · retained source text

Therefore was hee hired, that I should be afraid, and doe so, and sinne, and that they might haue matter for an euill report, that they might reproch mee.

Complete reference index — all 76 verses

Genesis 24:9 Genesis 30:15 Exodus 18:16 Exodus 18:22 Exodus 18:26 Exodus 23:7 Numbers 16:49 Numbers 25:18 Numbers 31:16 Deuteronomy 3:26 Deuteronomy 17:8 Deuteronomy 19:15 Deuteronomy 22:26 Ruth 3:18 1 Samuel 10:16 1 Samuel 20:23 1 Samuel 20:39 1 Samuel 30:24 2 Samuel 1:4 2 Samuel 18:13 2 Samuel 19:42 2 Samuel 20:18 2 Samuel 20:21 1 Kings 8:59 1 Kings 15:5 1 Chronicles 26:32 1 Chronicles 27:1 2 Chronicles 8:15 2 Chronicles 24:5 Ezra 5:5 Ezra 5:17 Ezra 10:4 Ezra 10:9 Ezra 10:14 Ezra 10:15 Ezra 10:16 Nehemiah 6:13 Esther 2:23 Esther 9:26 Job 19:28 Job 32:18 Psalms 45:1 Psalms 64:5 Proverbs 11:13 Proverbs 16:20 Proverbs 17:9 Proverbs 18:13 Proverbs 25:2 Ecclesiastes 5:8 Ecclesiastes 10:20 Ecclesiastes 12:13 Jeremiah 38:27 Ezekiel 9:11 Ezekiel 16:20 Daniel 1:14 Daniel 2:10 Daniel 2:23 Daniel 3:16 Daniel 4:17 Daniel 7:28 Daniel 9:23 Mark 1:45 Mark 10:10 Acts 8:21 Acts 11:4 Acts 15:6 Acts 17:32 Acts 18:14 Acts 19:38 Acts 24:22 1 Corinthians 6:1 2 Corinthians 7:11 2 Corinthians 9:5 Galatians 2:6 1 Thessalonians 4:6 James 3:5

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Genesis 24:9 Deuteronomy 19:15 2 Samuel 20:18 Ezra 10:9 Proverbs 11:13 Daniel 1:14 Acts 11:4 James 3:5