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midst

Meaning of “midst”

The middle, centre, interior, or intervening part of a place, body, company, or condition; among, within, surrounded by, or in the presence of persons or things.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
364 occurrences350 verses41 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:6

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Genesis 1:6
¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 1:6 · retained source text

¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters: and let it diuide the waters from the waters.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Expansion.

1611 marginal notePsal. 136.5. ier. 10.12 and 51.15.

Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 2:9 · retained source text

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow euery tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food: the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and euill.

Genesis 3:3
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 3:3 · retained source text

But of the fruit of the tree, which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shal not eate of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Genesis 15:10
And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 15:10 · retained source text

And he tooke vnto him all these, and diuided them in the midst, and layd each peece one against another: but the birds diuided he not.

Genesis 19:29
¶ And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
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1611 witness · Genesis 19:29 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe, when God destroyed the cities of the plaine, that God remembred Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the ouerthrow, when he ouerthrew the cities, in the which Lot dwelt.

Genesis 48:16
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 48:16 · retained source text

The Angel which redeemed mee from all euill, blesse the laddes, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

1611 marginal noteHebr. as fishes doe increase.

Exodus 3:2
And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 3:2 · retained source text

And the Angel of the LORD appeared vnto him, in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush, and he looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

1611 marginal noteA&s. 7.30.

Exodus 3:4
And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 3:4 · retained source text

And when the LORD sawe that he turned aside to see, God called vnto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he saide, Here am I.

Exodus 3:20
And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 3:20 · retained source text

And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will doe in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you goe.

Exodus 8:22
And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 8:22 · retained source text

And I will seuer in that day the lande of Goshen in which my people dwell, that no swarmes of flies shall be there, to the end thou maiest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

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