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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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Joshua 1:1
NOW after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 1:1 · retained source text

¶ Nowe after the death of Moses the seruant of the LORD, it came to passe, that the LORD spake vnto Ioshua the sonne of Nun, Moses minister, saying,

1611 marginal noteDeut. 1.38.

Joshua 1:12
¶ And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 1:12 · retained source text

¶ And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to halfe the tribe of Manasseh, spake Ioshua, saying,

Joshua 3:6
And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joshua 3:6 · retained source text

And Ioshua spake vnto the Priests, saying, Take vp the Arke of the Couenant, and passe ouer before the people. And they tooke vp the Arke of the Couenant, and went before the people.

Joshua 4:1
AND it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joshua 4:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe when all the people were cleane passed ouer Iordan, that the LORD spake vnto Ioshua, saying,

1611 marginal noteDeut. 27.2.

1611 marginal noteChap. 3.12.

Joshua 4:8
And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joshua 4:8 · retained source text

And the children of Israel did so as Ioshua commanded, and tooke vp twelue stones out of the midst of Iordan, as the LORD spake vnto Ioshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and caried them ouer with them, vnto the place where they lodged, and laid them downe there.

Joshua 4:12
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 4:12 · retained source text

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh, passed ouer armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake vnto them:

1611 marginal noteNum. 32.27.

Joshua 4:15
And the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 4:15 · retained source text

And the LORD spake vnto Ioshua, saying,

Joshua 4:21
And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
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1611 witness · Joshua 4:21 · retained source text

And he spake vnto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shal aske their fathers in time to come, saying, What meane these stones?

1611 marginal noteHebr. to morrow.

Joshua 7:2
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
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1611 witness · Joshua 7:2 · retained source text

And Ioshua sent men from Iericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-auen, on the East side of Bethel, and spake vnto them, saying, Goe vp and view the countrey. And the men went vp, and viewed Ai.

Joshua 9:11
Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 9:11 · retained source text

Wherefore our Elders and all the inhabitants of our countrey, spake to vs, saying, Take victuals with you for the iourney, and goe to meete them, and say vnto them, Wee are your seruants: therefore now make ye a league with vs.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in your hand.

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