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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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Genesis 43:3
And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 43:3 · retained source text

And Iudah spake vnto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest vnto vs, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

1611 marginal noteHeb. protesting he protested.

1611 marginal noteChap. 42.20.

Genesis 43:27
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 43:27 · retained source text

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet aliue?

1611 marginal noteHeb. peace.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Is there peace to your father?

Genesis 43:29
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
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1611 witness · Genesis 43:29 · retained source text

And he lift vp his eyes, and sawe his brother Beniamin, his mothers sonne, and said, Is this your yonger brother, of whom yee spake vnto mee? and he said, God be gracious vnto thee, my sonne.

Genesis 44:6
¶ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 44:6 · retained source text

¶ And he ouertooke them, and he spake vnto them these same words.

Genesis 46:2
And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
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1611 witness · Genesis 46:2 · retained source text

And God spake vnto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Iacob, Iacob. And he said, Here am I.

Genesis 47:5
And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 47:5 · retained source text

And Pharaoh spake vnto Ioseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come vnto thee.

Genesis 49:28
¶ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
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1611 witness · Genesis 49:28 · retained source text

¶ All these are the twelue tribes of Israel, and this is it that their father spake vnto them, and blessed them: euery one according to his blessing he blessed them.

Genesis 50:4
And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
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1611 witness · Genesis 50:4 · retained source text

And when the dayes of his mourning were past, Ioseph spake vnto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I haue found grace in your eyes, speake, I pray you, in the eares of Pharaoh, saying,

Genesis 50:17
So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
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1611 witness · Genesis 50:17 · retained source text

So shall ye say vnto Ioseph, Forgiue, I pray thee now, the trespasse of thy brethren, and their sinne: for they did vnto thee euill: And now wee pray thee, forgiue the trespasse of the seruants of the God of thy father. And Ioseph wept, when they spake vnto him.

Genesis 50:21
Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
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1611 witness · Genesis 50:21 · retained source text

Now therefore feare yee not: I will nourish you, and your litle ones. And hee comforted them, and spake kindly vnto them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to their hearts.

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