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pleasure

Meaning of “pleasure”

Delight, enjoyment, desire, will, or purpose.

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:12

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Genesis 18:12
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 18:12 · retained source text

Therefore Sarah laughed within her selfe, saying, After I am waxed old, shall I haue pleasure, my LORD being old also?

1611 marginal note1.Pet. 3.6.

Deuteronomy 23:24
¶ When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 23:24 · retained source text

¶ When thou commest into thy neighbors Uineyard, then thou mayest eate grapes thy fill, at thine owne pleasure, but thou shalt not put any in thy vessell.

1 Chronicles 29:17
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 29:17 · retained source text

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in vprightnesse. As for me, in the vprightnes of mine heart I haue willingly offered all these things: and now haue I seene with ioy, thy people which are present here, to offer willingly vnto thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. found

1611 marginal noteCha. 23.9. 1.Sam. 16.7.

Ezra 5:17
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezra 5:17 · retained source text

Now therefore, if it seeme good to the king, let there be search made in the kings treasure house which is there at Babylon, whether it be so that a decree was made of Cyrus the king, to build this house of God at Ierusalem: and let the king send his pleasure to vs concerning this matter.

Ezra 10:11
Now therefore make confession unto the Lord God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezra 10:11 · retained source text

Now therefore make confession vnto the LORD God of your fathers, and doe his pleasure: and separate your selues from the people of the land, and from the strange wiues.

Nehemiah 9:37
And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 9:37 · retained source text

And it yeeldeth much increase vnto the kings, whom thou hast set ouer vs, because of our sinnes: also they haue dominion ouer our bodies, and ouer our cattell, at their pleasure; and wee are in great distresse.

Esther 1:8
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
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1611 witness · Esther 1:8 · retained source text

And the drinking was according to the law, none did compell: for the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should doe according to euery mans pleasure.

Job 21:21
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 21:21 · retained source text

For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his moneths is cut off in the middest?

Job 21:25
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
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1611 witness · Job 21:25 · retained source text

And another dieth in the bitternesse of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.

Job 22:3
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 22:3 · retained source text

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gaine to him, that thou makest thy waies perfite?

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