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returned

Meaning of “returned”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:3

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1 Samuel 1:19
¶ And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 1:19 · retained source text

¶ And they rose vp in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knewe Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembred her.

1 Samuel 6:16
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:16 · retained source text

And when the fiue lordes of the Philistines had seene it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

1 Samuel 6:17
And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:17 · retained source text

And these are the golden Emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespasse offering vnto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one.

1 Samuel 17:15
But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:15 · retained source text

But Dauid went, and returned from Saul, to feed his fathers sheepe at Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:53
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:53 · retained source text

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.

1 Samuel 17:57
And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:57 · retained source text

And as Dauid returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner tooke him, & brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

1 Samuel 18:6
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 18:6 · retained source text

And it came to passe as they came when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meete king Saul, with tabrets, with ioy, and with instruments of musicke.

1611 marginal noteOr, Philistines.

1611 marginal noteHeb. three stringed instruments.

1 Samuel 23:28
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 23:28 · retained source text

Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after Dauid, & went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-Hammahlekoth.

1611 marginal noteThat is, the rocke of diuisions.

1 Samuel 24:1
AND it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 24:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe when Saul was returned from folowing the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, Dauid is in the wildernesse En-gedi.

1611 marginal noteHeb. after.

1 Samuel 25:39
¶ And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:39 · retained source text

¶ And when Dauid heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproch from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his seruant from euil: for the LORD hath returned the wickednesse of Nabal vpon his owne head. And Dauid sent, and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

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