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raise

Meaning of “raise”

Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
59 occurrences58 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 38:8

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Deuteronomy 18:15
¶ The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 18:15 · retained source text

¶ The LORD thy God will raise vp vnto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like vnto me, vnto him ye shall hearken,

1611 marginal noteIoh. 1.45. acts 3.21. and 7.37.

Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 18:18 · retained source text

I will raise them vp a Prophet from among their brethren, like vnto thee, and will put my wordes in his mouth, and hee shall speake vnto them all that I shall command him.

1611 marginal noteIohn 1.45. acts 3.21. & .7.37.

Deuteronomy 25:7
And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 25:7 · retained source text

And if the man like not to take his brothers wife, then let his brothers wife go vp to the gate, vnto the Elders, and say, My husbands brother refuseth to raise vp vnto his brother a name in Israel: he will not performe the dutie of my husbands brother.

1611 marginal noteOr, next kinsemans wife.

1611 marginal noteRuth 3.9.

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