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shoulders

Meaning of “shoulders”

The upper joints and parts of the body between the neck and arms; figures of bearing or supporting a load.

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20 occurrences19 verses12 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:23

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1 Samuel 9:2
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 9:2 · retained source text

And he had a sonne, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person then hee: from his shoulders and vpward, hee was higher then any of the people.

1 Samuel 10:23
And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 10:23 · retained source text

And they ranne, and fetched him thence, and when he stood among the people, he was higher then any of the people, from the shoulders & vpward.

1 Samuel 17:6
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:6 · retained source text

And he had greaues of brasse vpon his legs, and a target of brasse betweene his shoulders.

1611 marginal noteOr, gorget.

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