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put on

Meaning of “put on”

1. To place upon, clothe, or cover. 2. To assume a character, identity, conduct, or condition.

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49 occurrences45 verses24 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 28:20

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Esther 4:1
WHEN Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
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1611 witness · Esther 4:1 · retained source text

¶ When Mordecai perceiued all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the citie, and cried with a loud and a bitter crie:

Esther 5:1
NOW it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
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1611 witness · Esther 5:1 · retained source text

¶ Now it came to passe on the third day, that Esther put on her royall apparell, and stood in the inner court of the kings house, ouer against the kings house: and the King sate vpon his royall throne in the royall house, ouer against the gate of the house.

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