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privily

Meaning of “privily”

Secretly, privately, covertly, without public notice, or in a concealed manner.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
15 occurrences15 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 9:31

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Psalms 10:8
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 10:8 · retained source text

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doeth he murder the innocent: his eyes are priuily set against the poore.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hide themselues.

Psalms 11:2
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 11:2 · retained source text

For loe, the wicked bende their bow, they make ready their arrow vpon the string: that they may priuily shoote at the vpright in heart.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in darknesse.

Psalms 31:4
Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
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1611 witness · Psalms 31:4 · retained source text

Pull me out of the net, that they haue layd priuily for me: for thou art my strength.

Psalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
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1611 witness · Psalms 64:5 · retained source text

They incourage themselues in an euill matter: they commune of laying snares priuily; they say, Who shall see them?

1611 marginal noteOr, speech.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to hide snares.

Psalms 101:5
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
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1611 witness · Psalms 101:5 · retained source text

Whoso priuily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high looke, and a proud heart, will not I suffer.

Psalms 142:3
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
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1611 witness · Psalms 142:3 · retained source text

When my spirit was ouerwhelmed within mee, then thou knewest my path: in the way wherein I walked, haue they priuily laid a snare for me.

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