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roll

Meaning of “roll”

Sense 1: A scroll or written sheet kept rolled. Sense 2: As a verb, to turn, move, or wrap over and over.

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28 occurrences26 verses10 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 29:8

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Showing verses 11–20 of 26 · 28 word occurrences in this result

Jeremiah 36:21
So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 36:21 · retained source text

So the king sent Iehudi to fet the roule, and hee tooke it out of Elishama the scribes chamber, and Iehudi read it in the eares of the king, and in the eares of all the princes which stood beside the king.

Jeremiah 36:23
And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 36:23 · retained source text

And it came to passe that when Iehudi had read three or foure leaues, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, vntill all the roule was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

Jeremiah 36:25
Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 36:25 · retained source text

Neuerthelesse Elnathan, and Delaiah & Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burne the roule, but he would not heare them.

Jeremiah 36:27
¶ Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 36:27 · retained source text

¶ Then the word of the LORD came to Ieremiah (after that the king had burnt the roule and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Ieremiah) saying;

Jeremiah 36:28
Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 36:28 · retained source text

Take thee againe another roule, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roule, which Iehoiakim the king of Iudah hath burnt.

Jeremiah 36:29
And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 36:29 · retained source text

And thou shalt say to Iehoiakim king of Iudah, Thus sayth the LORD, Thou hast burnt this roule, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainely come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?

Jeremiah 36:32
¶ Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 36:32 · retained source text

¶ Then tooke Ieremiah another roule, and gaue it to Baruch the scribe the sonne of Neriah, who wrote therein from the mouth of Ieremiah, all the words of the booke which Iehoiakim king of Iudah had burnt in the fire, and there were added besides vnto them, many like words.

1611 marginal noteHeb. as they.

Jeremiah 51:25
Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:25 · retained source text

Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountaine, saith the LORD, which destroiest all the earth, and I wil stretch out mine hand vpon thee, and roule thee downe from the rockes, and will make thee a burnt mountaine.

Ezekiel 2:9
¶ And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 2:9 · retained source text

¶ And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent vnto mee, and loe, a roule of a booke was therein.

Ezekiel 3:1
MOREOVER he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 3:1 · retained source text

¶ Moreouer he said vnto me, Sonne of man, eate that thou findest: eate this roule, and goe, speake vnto the house of Israel.

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