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messengers

Meaning of “messengers”

Persons who bear messages or errands; bearers of spoken or written communications or dispatches.

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79 occurrences74 verses20 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 32:3

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Joshua 6:17
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¶ And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 6:17 · retained source text

¶ And the citie shalbe accursed, euen it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: onely Rahab the harlot shal liue, she, and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

1611 marginal noteOr, deuoted.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.4.

Joshua 6:25
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And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 6:25 · retained source text

And Ioshua saued Rahab the harlot aliue, and her fathers houshold, and all that she had: and she dwelleth in Israel euen vnto this day, because she hid the messengers which Ioshua sent to spy out Iericho.

Joshua 7:22
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¶ So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
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1611 witness · Joshua 7:22 · retained source text

¶ So Ioshua sent messengers, and they ran vnto the tent, and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the siluer vnder it.

Complete reference index — all 74 verses
Genesis 32:3Genesis 32:6Numbers 20:14Numbers 21:21Numbers 22:5Numbers 24:12Deuteronomy 2:26Joshua 6:17Joshua 6:25Joshua 7:22Judges 6:35Judges 7:24Judges 9:31Judges 11:12Judges 11:13Judges 11:14Judges 11:17Judges 11:191 Samuel 6:211 Samuel 11:31 Samuel 11:41 Samuel 11:71 Samuel 11:91 Samuel 16:191 Samuel 19:111 Samuel 19:141 Samuel 19:151 Samuel 19:161 Samuel 19:201 Samuel 19:211 Samuel 25:141 Samuel 25:422 Samuel 2:52 Samuel 3:122 Samuel 3:142 Samuel 3:262 Samuel 5:112 Samuel 11:42 Samuel 12:271 Kings 20:21 Kings 20:51 Kings 20:92 Kings 1:22 Kings 1:32 Kings 1:52 Kings 1:162 Kings 7:152 Kings 14:82 Kings 16:72 Kings 17:42 Kings 19:92 Kings 19:142 Kings 19:231 Chronicles 14:11 Chronicles 19:21 Chronicles 19:162 Chronicles 36:152 Chronicles 36:16Nehemiah 6:3Proverbs 16:14Isaiah 14:32Isaiah 18:2Isaiah 37:9Isaiah 37:14Isaiah 44:26Isaiah 57:9Jeremiah 27:3Ezekiel 23:16Ezekiel 30:9Nahum 2:13Luke 7:24Luke 9:522 Corinthians 8:23James 2:25

Where “messengers” appears

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Genesis2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges9 occurrences
8 verses1 Samuel17 occurrences
14 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings11 occurrences
11 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesNahum1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
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