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spake

Meaning of “spake”

The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:15

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Esther 3:4
Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 3:4 · retained source text

Now it came to passe, when they spake daily vnto him, and he hearkened not vnto them; that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai his matters would stand, for he had told them that he was a Iewe.

Esther 4:10
¶ Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
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1611 witness · Esther 4:10 · retained source text

¶ Againe Esther spake vnto Hatach, and gaue him commaundement vnto Mordecai;

Esther 8:3
¶ And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
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1611 witness · Esther 8:3 · retained source text

¶ And Esther spake yet againe before the king, and fell downe at his feet, and besought him with teares, to put away the mischiefe of Haman the Agagite, and his deuice, that he had deuised against the Iewes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. and she wept and besought him.

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