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possess

Meaning of “possess”

To have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.

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First occurrence: Genesis 22:17

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Leviticus 20:24
But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God, which have separated you from other people.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 20:24 · retained source text

But I haue said vnto you, Yee shall inherit their land, and I will giue it vnto you, to possesse it, a land that floweth with milke and hony: I am the LORD your God, which haue separated you from other people.

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