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oversight

Meaning of “oversight”

Sense 1: Supervision, charge, care, responsibility, or watchful direction over persons, work, property, or ministry. Sense 2: An unintended failure to notice, mistake, or omission.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
11 occurrences11 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 43:12

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Genesis 43:12
And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 43:12 · retained source text

And take double money in your hand, and the money that was brought againe in the mouth of your sackes: carie it againe in your hand, peraduenture it was an ouersight.

Numbers 3:32
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
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1611 witness · Numbers 3:32 · retained source text

And Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the Priest, shall be chiefe ouer the chiefe of the Leuites, and haue the ouersight of them that keepe the charge of the Sanctuary.

Numbers 4:16
¶ And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
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1611 witness · Numbers 4:16 · retained source text

¶ And to the office of Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the Priest, perteineth the oile for the light, and the sweet incense, and the dayly meat offering, and the anoynting oyle, and the ouersight of all the Tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the Sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

1611 marginal noteExod. 30.34.

1611 marginal noteExod. 30.23.

2 Kings 12:11
And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the Lord,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 12:11 · retained source text

And they gaue the money, being told, into the handes of them that did the worke, that had the ouersight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought vpon the house of the LORD,

1611 marginal noteHebr. brought it foorth.

2 Kings 22:5
And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the Lord, to repair the breaches of the house,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 22:5 · retained source text

And let them deliuer it into the hand of the doers of the worke, that haue the ouersight of the house of the LORD: and let them giue it to the doers of the worke, which is in the house of the LORD, to repaire the breaches of the house,

2 Kings 22:9
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 22:9 · retained source text

And Shaphan the Scribe came to the king, and brought the king word againe, and said, Thy seruants haue gathered the money that was found in the house, and haue deliuered it into the hand of them that doe the worke, that haue the ouersight of the house of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHebr. melted.

1 Chronicles 9:23
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 9:23 · retained source text

So they and their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the Tabernacle, by wards.

2 Chronicles 34:10
And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the Lord, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and amend the house:
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 34:10 · retained source text

And they put it in the hand of the workemen that had the ouersight of the house of the LORD, and they gaue it to the workemen that wrought in the house of the LORD, to repaire and mend the house.

Nehemiah 11:16
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 11:16 · retained source text

And Shabbethai, and Iozabad, of the chiefe of the Leuits, had the ouersight of the outward businesse of the house of God.

1611 marginal noteHebr. were ouer.

Nehemiah 13:4
¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nehemiah 13:4 · retained source text

¶ And before this Eliashib the priest hauing the ouersight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied vnto Tobiah:

1611 marginal noteHeb. being set ouer.

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Historical definitions

Superintendence; watchful care. An omission or error from inadvertence.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 239