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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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Showing verses 1–6 of 6 · 6 word occurrences in this result

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
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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.

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