KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Being in a place, at hand, or before another; now existing or current. Sense 2: A gift or offering brought or given to another. Sense 3: To bring, set, offer, or exhibit before another; to cause to appear or stand before; to lay before or make known.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 32:13
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.
¶ Now there was a day, when the sons of God came to present themselues before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the aduersarie.
1611 marginal noteHeb. in the midst of them.
AGAIN there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.
¶ Againe there was a day when the sonnes of God came to present themselues before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himselfe before the LORD.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Being in a certain place; opposed to absent. Being before the face or near; being in company. Being now in view or under consideration. Now existing, or being at this time; not past or future.
That which is presented or given; a gift; a donative; something given or offered to another gratuitously.
To set, place or introduce into the presence or before the face of a superior. To exhibit to view or notice. To offer; to exhibit. To give; to offer gratuitously for reception. To lay before for consideration.
