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obey

Meaning of “obey”

To hear with submission and do what is commanded; to comply with authority or instruction.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
69 occurrences66 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 27:8

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Isaiah 11:14
But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 11:14 · retained source text

But they shall fly vpon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the West, they shall spoile them of the East together: they shall lay their hand vpon Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the children of the East.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Edom and Moab shall be the laying on of their hand.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the children of Ammon their obedience.

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To comply with the commands, orders or instructions of a superior, or with the requirements of law, moral, political or municipal; to do that which is commanded or required, or to forbear doing that which is prohibited. […] To submit to the direction or control of.

volume 2, leaf 202, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 183)

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