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preparing

Meaning of “preparing”

Making ready.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Nehemiah 13:7

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Every verse containing “preparing”

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Nehemiah 13:7
And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 13:7 · retained source text

And I came to Ierusalem, and vnderstood of the euil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

1 Peter 3:20
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 3:20 · retained source text

Which sometime were disobedient, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the dayes of Noah, while the Arke was a preparing: wherein few, that is, eight soules were saued by water.

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Historical definitions

Fitting; adapting; making ready; providing.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 348