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rigour

Meaning of “rigour”

Harsh, severe, exacting, cruel, or oppressive strictness in exercising labour, rule, mastery, or authority.

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5 occurrences5 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 1:13

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Every verse containing “rigour”

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Exodus 1:13
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:13 · retained source text

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serue with rigour.

Exodus 1:14
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 1:14 · retained source text

And they made their liues bitter, with hard bondage, in morter and in bricke, and in all maner of seruice in the fielde: all their seruice wherein they made them serue, was with rigour.

Leviticus 25:43
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:43 · retained source text

Thou shalt not rule ouer him with rigour, but shalt feare thy God.

1611 marginal noteEphe. 6.9. coloss. 4.1.

Leviticus 25:46
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:46 · retained source text

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherite them for a possession, they shal bee your bondmen for euer: but ouer your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one ouer another with rigour.

1611 marginal noteHebr. ye shall serue your selues with them.

Leviticus 25:53
And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:53 · retained source text

And as a yeerely hired seruant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour ouer him in thy sight.

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