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stead

Meaning of “stead”

The place, position, office, or role occupied by one person or thing in substitution for another.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
94 occurrences94 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 22:13

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Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 11:8 · retained source text

The righteous is deliuered out of trouble, and the wicked commeth in his stead.

1611 marginal noteChap. 21.18.

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Place; 'in the stead of' means in the place of.

printed p. 278; PDF p. 298; Internet Archive leaf n297