Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
The 1611 reading
Twelue yeeres they serued Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth yeere they rebelled.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of serve, meaning to work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 14:4
Complete exact-word concordance
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Twelue yeeres they serued Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth yeere they rebelled.
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
And Iacob serued seuen yeeres for Rachel: and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, for the loue hee had to her.
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
And hee went in also vnto Rachel, and he loued also Rachel more then Leah, and serued with him yet seuen other yeeres.
Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
Giue mee my wiues and my children, for whom I haue serued thee, and let me goe: for thou knowest my seruice which I haue done thee.
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
And hee said vnto him, Thou knowest how I haue serued thee, and how thy cattell was with me.
And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
And yee know, that with all my power I haue serued your father.
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Thus have I bene twentie yeres in thy house: I serued thee fourteene yeeres for thy two daughters, and sixe yeres for thy cattel; and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
And Ioseph found grace in his sight, and he serued him; and hee made him ouerseer ouer his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
And the captaine of the guard charged Ioseph with them, and he serued them, and they continued a season in warde.
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
Yee shall vtterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which yee shall possesse, serued their gods, vpon the high mountaines, and vpon the hils, and vnder euery greene tree.
1611 marginal noteOr, inherite.
1611 marginal noteChap. 7.5.
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