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obtained

Meaning of “obtained”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of obtain, meaning to gain, acquire, receive, secure, or attain.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
28 occurrences26 verses11 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Nehemiah 13:6

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1 Peter 2:10
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Peter 2:10 · retained source text

Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obteined mercie, but now haue obteined mercy.

1611 marginal noteOse. 2.23.

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