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pardon

Meaning of “pardon”

To forgive an offense or offender; to remit an offense, guilt, or penalty.

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Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences15 verses10 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 23:21

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Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 55:7 · retained source text

Let the wicked forsake his way, & the vnrighteous man his thoughts: and let him returne vnto the LORD, and he will haue mercie vpon him, and to our God, for hee will abundantly pardon.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the man of iniquitie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. he wil multiplie to pardon.

Jeremiah 5:1
RUN ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:1 · retained source text

¶ Runne yee to and fro thorow the streetes of Ierusalem, and see now and knowe, and seeke in the broad places thereof, if ye can finde a man, if there be any that executeth iudgement, that seeketh the trueth, and I will pardon it.

Jeremiah 5:7
¶ How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:7 · retained source text

¶ How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children haue forsaken mee, and sworne by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adulterie, and assembled themselues by troupes in the harlots houses.

Jeremiah 33:8
And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 33:8 · retained source text

And I will clense them from all their iniquitie, whereby they haue sinned against mee: and I will pardon all their iniquities whereby they haue sinned, and whereby they haue transgressed against me.

1611 marginal noteChap.21.34. mic. 7.18.

Jeremiah 50:20
In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:20 · retained source text

In those dayes, and in that time, sayth the LORD, the iniquitie of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sinnes of Iudah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserue.

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1 · Direct Scripture definition

Numbers 14:19

Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To forgive; to remit, as an offense or crime. To pardon, is to give up this obligation, and release the offender. To remit, as a penalty. To excuse, as for a fault.

volume 2, leaf 253, columns 2-3 (transitive verb entry)

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