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strange

Meaning of “strange”

Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.

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First occurrence: Genesis 35:2

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Genesis 35:2
Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
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1611 witness · Genesis 35:2 · retained source text

Then Iacob said vnto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and bee cleane, and change your garments,

Genesis 35:4
And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
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1611 witness · Genesis 35:4 · retained source text

And they gaue vnto Iacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their eare-rings which were in their eares, and Iacob hid them vnder the oke which was by Shechem.

Genesis 42:7
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
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1611 witness · Genesis 42:7 · retained source text

And Ioseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himselfe strange vnto them, and spake roughly vnto them; and hee saide vnto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.

1611 marginal noteHebr. hard things with them.

Exodus 2:22
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
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1611 witness · Exodus 2:22 · retained source text

And she bare him a sonne, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I haue bene a stranger in a strange land.

1611 marginal noteChap. 18.3.

Exodus 18:3
And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
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1611 witness · Exodus 18:3 · retained source text

And her two sonnes, of which the name of the one was Gershom: for he said, I haue bene an alien in a strange land.

1611 marginal noteThat is, A stranger there.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.22.

Exodus 21:8
If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
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1611 witness · Exodus 21:8 · retained source text

If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himselfe, then shall he let her be redeemed: To sell her vnto a strange nation hee shall haue no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.

1611 marginal noteHebr. be euill in the eyes of, &c.

Exodus 30:9
Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
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1611 witness · Exodus 30:9 · retained source text

Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meate offering, neither shall ye powre drinke offering thereon.

Leviticus 10:1
AND Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 10:1 · retained source text

¶ And Nadab and Abihu, the sonnes of Aaron, tooke either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which hee commaunded them not.

1611 marginal noteNum.3.4. and 26.61. 1.chron.24.2.

Numbers 3:4
And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father.
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1611 witness · Numbers 3:4 · retained source text

And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD in the wildernesse of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministred in the Priests office in the sight of Aaron their father.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 10.1. chap. 26.61. 1.chro. 24.2.

Numbers 26:61
And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord.
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1611 witness · Numbers 26:61 · retained source text

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 10.2. chap. 3.4. 1.Chro. 24.2.

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