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overtook

Meaning of “overtook”

Caught up with, seized, surprised, or came upon.

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10 occurrences10 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 31:23

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Every verse containing “overtook”

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Genesis 31:23
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:23 · retained source text

And hee tooke his brethren with him, and pursued after him seuen dayes iourney, and they ouertooke him in the mount Gilead.

Genesis 31:25
¶ Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:25 · retained source text

¶ Then Laban ouertooke Iacob. Now Iacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.

Genesis 44:6
¶ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 44:6 · retained source text

¶ And he ouertooke them, and he spake vnto them these same words.

Exodus 14:9
But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 14:9 · retained source text

But the Egyptians pursued after them (all the horses and charets of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army) and ouertooke them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth before Baal-Zephon.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 24.6. 1.macc. 4.9.

Judges 18:22
¶ And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 18:22 · retained source text

¶ And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses neere to Micahs house, were gathered together, and ouertooke the children of Dan.

Judges 20:42
Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 20:42 · retained source text

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel, vnto y e way of the wildernes, but the battel ouertooke them: & them which came out of the cities, they destroyed in the midst of them.

2 Kings 25:5
And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 25:5 · retained source text

And the army of the Caldees pursued after the King, and ouertooke him in the plaines of Iericho: and all his armie were scattered from him.

Jeremiah 39:5
But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 39:5 · retained source text

But the Caldeans armie pursued after them, and ouertooke Zedekiah in the plaines of Iericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him vp to Nebuchad-nezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gaue iudgement vpon him.

1611 marginal noteHebr. spake with him iudgements.

Jeremiah 52:8
¶ But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 52:8 · retained source text

¶ But the armie of the Caldeans pursued after the king, and ouertooke Zedekiah in the plaines of Iericho, & all his armie was scattered from him.

Lamentations 1:3
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 1:3 · retained source text

Iudah is gone into captiuitie, because of affliction, and because of great seruitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors ouertook her betweene the straits.

1611 marginal noteHeb. for the greatnesse of seruitude.

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