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run

Meaning of “run”

To move swiftly on foot; to flow, spread, proceed, continue, or carry out a course.

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71 occurrences65 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:22

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Amos 5:24
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 5:24 · retained source text

But let iudgement run downe as waters, and righteousnesse as a mightie streame.

1611 marginal noteHeb. roule.

Amos 6:12
¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Amos 6:12 · retained source text

¶ Shall horses runne vpon the rocke? wil one plow there with oxen? for ye haue turned iudgement into gall, and the fruite of righteousnesse into hemlocke.

Amos 8:12
And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
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1611 witness · Amos 8:12 · retained source text

And they shall wander from Sea to Sea, and from the North euen to the East they shall runne to and fro, to seeke the worde of the LORD, and shall not finde it.

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