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prefer

Meaning of “prefer”

To esteem or choose above another.

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First occurrence: Psalms 137:6

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Psalms 137:6
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 137:6 · retained source text

If I doe not remember thee, let my tongue cleaue to the roofe of my mouth; if I preferre not Ierusalem aboue my chiefe ioy.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the head of my ioy.

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