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posts

Meaning of “posts”

Sense 1: Upright supports or doorposts. Sense 2: Messengers or couriers sent swiftly.

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First occurrence: Exodus 12:7

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Exodus 12:7
And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:7 · retained source text

And they shall take of the blood and strike it on the two side postes, and on the vpper doore poste, of the houses wherin they shall eate it.

Exodus 12:22
And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 12:22 · retained source text

And ye shall take a bunch of hysope, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side postes with the blood that is in the bason: and none of you shall goe out at the doore of his house, vntill the morning.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 11.28.

Exodus 12:23
For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:23 · retained source text

For the LORD wil passe through to smite the Egyptians: and when hee seeth the blood vpon the lintel, and on the two side-postes, the LORD will passe ouer the doore, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in vnto your houses to smite you.

Deuteronomy 6:9
And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 6:9 · retained source text

And thou shalt write them vpon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Deuteronomy 11:20
And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 11:20 · retained source text

And thou shalt write them vpon the doore posts of thine house, and vpon thy gates:

Judges 16:3
And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 16:3 · retained source text

And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and tooke the doores of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, barre and all, and put them vpon his shoulders, and caried them vp to the toppe of an hill that is before Hebron.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with the barre.

1 Kings 6:31
¶ And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 6:31 · retained source text

¶ And for the entring of the Oracle he made doores of Oliue tree: the lintell and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.

1611 marginal noteOr, fiue square.

1 Kings 6:33
So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 6:33 · retained source text

So also made hee for the doore of the Temple postes of Oliue tree a fourth part of the wall.

1611 marginal noteOr, foure square.

1 Kings 7:5
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:5 · retained source text

And all the doores and postes were square, with the windowes: and light was against light in three rankes.

1611 marginal noteOr, spaces and pillars were square in prospect.

2 Chronicles 3:7
He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 3:7 · retained source text

Hee ouerlaid also the house, the beames, the postes and the wals thereof, and the doores thereof with gold, and graued Cherubims on the walles.

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