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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 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
The 1611 reading
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.

Joshua 24:25
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 24:25 · retained source text

So Ioshua made a couenant with the people that day, and set them a Statute, & an Ordinance in Shechem.

1 Samuel 30:25
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 30:25 · retained source text

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute, and an ordinance for Israel, vnto this day.

1611 marginal noteHeb. and forward.

2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 2:4 · retained source text

Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burne before him sweet incense, and for the continuall shew-bread, and for the burnt offrings morning and euening, on the Sabbaths, and on the new Moones, and on the solemne feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for euer to Israel.

1611 marginal noteHeb. incense of spices.

2 Chronicles 35:13
And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 35:13 · retained source text

And they rosted the Passeouer with fire, according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in cauldrons, and in pannes, and diuided them speedily among all the people.

1611 marginal noteHeb. made them runne.

1611 marginal noteExod. 12.8,9.

2 Chronicles 35:25
¶ And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 35:25 · retained source text

¶ And Ieremiah lamented for Iosiah, and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Iosiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel; and beholde, they are written in the Lamentations.

Ezra 3:10
And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezra 3:10 · retained source text

And when the builders laide the foundation of the Temple of the LORD, they set the Priests in their apparell with Trumpets, and the Leuites the sonnes of Asaph, with Cymbales, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of Dauid king of Israel.

1611 marginal note1.Chro. 6.31. and cha. 16.7. and 25.1.

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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)