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ordinance

Meaning of “ordinance”

Sense 1: A rule, command, decree, statute, or authoritative appointment. Sense 2: A prescribed observance, rite, practice, or arrangement.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
30 occurrences28 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 12:14

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Numbers 9:14
And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the Lord; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 9:14 · retained source text

And if a stranger shall soiourne among you, and will keepe the Passeouer vnto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the Passeouer, and according to the maner thereof, so shall he doe: ye shall haue one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was borne in the land.

1611 marginal noteExod. 12.49.

Numbers 10:8
And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 10:8 · retained source text

And the sonnes of Aaron the Priests shall blow with the trumpets; and they shalbe to you for an ordinance for euer throughout your generations.

Numbers 15:15
One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 15:15 · retained source text

One ordinance shall be both for you of the Congregation, and also for the stranger that soiourneth with you, an ordinance for euer in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger bee, before the LORD.

1611 marginal noteExod. 12.49. chap.9.14.

Numbers 18:8
¶ And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:8 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD spake vnto Aaron, Behold, I also haue giuen thee the charge of mine heaue offerings, of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel, vnto thee haue I giuen them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sonnes by an ordinance for euer.

Numbers 19:2
This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 19:2 · retained source text

This is the ordinance of the Law, which the LORD hath commaunded, saying, Speake vnto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and vpon which neuer came yoke.

Numbers 31:21
¶ And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 31:21 · retained source text

¶ And Eleazar the Priest said vnto the men of warre which went to the battell, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commaunded Moses.

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A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action. Observance commanded. Appointment. Established rite or ceremony.

volume 2, leaf 224, column 2 (noun entry)