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pastor

Meaning of “pastor”

Sense 1: A shepherd who tends a flock. Sense 2: By figure, a person entrusted with feeding and overseeing God's people.

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First occurrence: Jeremiah 17:16

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Jeremiah 17:16
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 17:16 · retained source text

As for me, I haue not hastened from being a pastour to follow thee, neither haue I desired the wofull day, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips, was right before thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. after thee.

1611 marginal noteChap.1.4, &c.

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