KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, past-participial, or adjectival form of please. Sense 1: Gave pleasure or satisfaction to, was agreeable or acceptable to, or was gratified. Sense 2: Chose, desired, willed, or saw fit.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 28:8
Complete exact-word concordance
The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousnes sake, he will magnifie the Law, and make it honourable.
1611 marginal noteOr, him.
¶ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
¶ Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him, he hath put him to griefe: when thou shalt make his soule an offring for sinne, he shall see his seede, hee shall prolong his daies, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
1611 marginal noteOr, when his soule shall make an offring.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Gratified; affected with agreeable sensations or emotions.
