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sold

Meaning of “sold”

Transferred for a price or gave over.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
82 occurrences75 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 25:33

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Nehemiah 5:8
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nehemiah 5:8 · retained source text

And I said vnto them, We, after our abilitie, haue redeemed our brethren the Iewes, which were sold vnto the heathen; and will you euen sell your brethren? or shall they be sold vnto vs? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answere.

1611 marginal noteLeuit 25.48.

Nehemiah 13:15
¶ In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 13:15 · retained source text

¶ In those dayes sawe I in Iudah, some treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaues, and lading asses, as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all maner of burdens, which they brought into Ierusalem on the Sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they solde victuals.

Nehemiah 13:16
There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 13:16 · retained source text

There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish and all maner of ware, and solde on the Sabbath vnto the children of Iudah, and in Ierusalem.

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Past tense and past participle of sell.

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