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steal

Meaning of “steal”

Sense 1: To take and carry away wrongfully or secretly. Sense 2: To withdraw, pass, or move away secretly or unperceived.

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22 occurrences21 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:27

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Genesis 31:27
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 31:27 · retained source text

Wherefore didst thou flie away secretly, and steale away from me, and didst not tell mee? that I might haue sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harpe,

1611 marginal noteHebr. hast stollen me.

Genesis 44:8
Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 44:8 · retained source text

Behold, the money which wee found in our sackes mouthes, wee brought againe vnto thee, out of the land of Canaan: how then should wee steale out of thy lords house, siluer or golde?

Exodus 22:1
IF a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 22:1 · retained source text

¶ If a man shal steale an oxe, or a sheepe, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore fiue oxen for an oxe, and foure sheepe for a sheepe.

1611 marginal noteOr, goate.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 12.6.

Deuteronomy 5:19
Neither shalt thou steal.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 5:19 · retained source text

Neither shalt thou steale.

1611 marginal noteRom. 13.9.

2 Samuel 19:3
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:3 · retained source text

And the people gate them by stealth that day into the citie, as people beeing ashamed steale away when they flee in battell.

Proverbs 6:30
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 6:30 · retained source text

Men doe not despise a thiefe, if he steale to satisfie his soule, when hee is hungry:

Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 30:9 · retained source text

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poore, and steale, and take the name of my God in vaine.

1611 marginal noteHeb. belye thee.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 32.15.

Jeremiah 7:9
Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 7:9 · retained source text

Will ye steale, murther, and commit adulterie, and sweare falsly, and burne incense vnto Baal, and walke after other gods, whom ye know not;

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