KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To govern, lead, direct, control, or exercise authority. Sense 2: A standard, principle, prescribed order, measuring line, boundary, or allotted sphere.
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First occurrence: Genesis 1:16
Complete exact-word concordance
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the starres also.
1611 marginal noteHebr. for the rule of the day, &c.
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
And to rule ouer the day, and ouer the night, and to diuide the light from the darkenesse: and God saw that it was good.
1611 marginal noteIer. 31.35
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorowe and thy conception. In sorow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and hee shall rule ouer thee.
1611 marginal noteOr, subiect to thy husband.
1611 marginal note1.Corin. 14.34.
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
If thou doe well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sinne lieth at the doore: And vnto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule ouer him.
1611 marginal noteOr, haue the excellencie?
1611 marginal noteOr, subiect vnto thee.
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
Thou shalt not rule ouer him with rigour, but shalt feare thy God.
1611 marginal noteEphe. 6.9. coloss. 4.1.
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.
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.
And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
And as a yeerely hired seruant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour ouer him in thy sight.
¶ Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
¶ Then the men of Israel saide vnto Gideon, Rule thou ouer vs, both thou, and thy sonne, & thy sonnes sonne also: for thou hast deliuered vs from the hand of Midian.
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.
And Gideon said vnto them, I will not rule ouer you, neither shall my sonne rule ouer you: the LORD shall rule ouer you.
These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
These were the chiefe of the officers that were ouer Solomons worke, fiue hundred and fiftie, which bare rule ouer the people that wrought in the worke.
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