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reserved

Meaning of “reserved”

Kept, held back, or preserved for a later person, purpose, event, or time.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences16 verses12 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 27:36

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Genesis 27:36
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 27:36 · retained source text

And he said, Is not he rightly naned Iacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: hee tooke away my birthright, and behold, now he hath taken away my blessing: and hee said, Hast thou not reserued a blessing for mee?

1611 marginal noteThat is, A supplanter.

Numbers 18:9
This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.
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1611 witness · Numbers 18:9 · retained source text

This shall bee thine of the most holy things, reserued from the fire: euery oblation of theirs, euery meat offering of theirs, and euery sinne offering of theirs, and euery trespasse offering of theirs, which they shal render vnto me, shall be most holy for thee, and for thy sonnes.

Judges 21:22
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
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1611 witness · Judges 21:22 · retained source text

And it shall bee when their fathers or their brethren come vnto vs to complaine, that we will say vnto them, Bee fauourable vnto them for our sakes: because we reserued not to each man his wife in the warre: for yee did not giue vnto them at this time, that you should be guiltie.

1611 marginal noteOr, gratifie vs in them.

Ruth 2:18
¶ And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
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1611 witness · Ruth 2:18 · retained source text

¶ And shee tooke it vp, and went into the citie: and her mother in lawe saw what shee had gleaned; and shee brought foorth, and gaue to her that she had reserued, after she was sufficed.

2 Samuel 8:4
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 8:4 · retained source text

And Dauid tooke from him a thousand charets, and seuen hundred horsemen, and twentie thousand footemen: and Dauid houghed all the charet horses, but reserued of them for an hundred charets.

1611 marginal noteOr, of his.

1611 marginal noteAs 1.Chr. 18.4.

1 Chronicles 18:4
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 18:4 · retained source text

And Dauid tooke from him a thousand charets, and seuen thousand horsemen, and twentie thousand footmen: Dauid also houghed all the charet horses, but reserued of them an hundred charets.

Job 21:30
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
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1611 witness · Job 21:30 · retained source text

That the wicked is reserued to the day of destruction; they shall bee brought foorth to the day of wrath.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the day of wraths.

1611 marginal notePro. 16.4.

Job 38:23
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
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1611 witness · Job 38:23 · retained source text

Which I haue reserued against the time of trouble, against the day of battaile and warre?

Acts 25:21
But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cæsar.
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1611 witness · Acts 25:21 · retained source text

But when Paul had appealed to bee reserued vnto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I might send him to Cesar.

1611 marginal noteOr, iudgement.

Romans 11:4
But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
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1611 witness · Romans 11:4 · retained source text

But what saieth the answere of God vnto him? I haue reserued to my selfe seuen thousand men, who haue not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

1611 marginal note1.Reg. 19.18.

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Kept; retained; held back; preserved for a future use or time.

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