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peradventure

Meaning of “peradventure”

Perhaps, possibly, it may be, or if it should happen.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
32 occurrences32 verses10 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 18:24

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Genesis 18:24
peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
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1611 witness · Genesis 18:24 · retained source text

Peraduenture there be fifty righteous within the citie; wilt thou also destroy, and not spare the place for the fiftie righteous, that are therein?

Genesis 18:28
peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
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1611 witness · Genesis 18:28 · retained source text

Peraduenture there shall lacke fiue of the fiftie righteous: wilt thou destroy all the citie for lacke of fiue? And he said, If I find there fourtie and fiue, I will not destroy it.

Genesis 18:29
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
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1611 witness · Genesis 18:29 · retained source text

And hee spake vnto him yet againe, and said, Peraduenture there shall be fourtie found there: and he said, I will not doe it for fourties sake.

Genesis 18:30
And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 18:30 · retained source text

And he said vnto him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speake: Peraduenture there shall thirtie bee found there. And he said, I will not doe it, if I find thirtie there.

Genesis 18:31
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.
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1611 witness · Genesis 18:31 · retained source text

And he said, Behold now, I haue taken vpon mee to speake vnto the LORD: Peraduenture there shall bee twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenties sake.

Genesis 18:32
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 18:32 · retained source text

And hee saide, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speake yet but this once: Peraduenture ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for tennes sake.

Genesis 24:5
And the servant said unto him, peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
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1611 witness · Genesis 24:5 · retained source text

And the seruant said vnto him, Peraduenture the woman will not bee willing to follow mee vnto this land: must I needes bring thy sonne againe, vnto the land from whence thou camest?

Genesis 24:39
And I said unto my master, peradventure the woman will not follow me.
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1611 witness · Genesis 24:39 · retained source text

And I said vnto my master, Peraduenture the woman will not followe me.

Genesis 27:12
My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 27:12 · retained source text

My father peraduenture will feele me, and I shall seeme to him as a deceiuer, and I shall bring a curse vpon me, and not a blessing.

Genesis 31:31
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
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1611 witness · Genesis 31:31 · retained source text

And Iacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peraduenture thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

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