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strange

Meaning of “strange”

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

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76 occurrences73 verses28 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 35:2

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2 Chronicles 14:3
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 14:3 · retained source text

For hee tooke away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake downe the images, and cut downe the groues:

1611 marginal noteHebr. statues.

2 Chronicles 33:15
And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 33:15 · retained source text

And hee tooke away the strange gods and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Ierusalem, and cast them out of the citie.

Ezra 10:2
And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
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1611 witness · Ezra 10:2 · retained source text

And Shechaniah the sonne of Iehiel, one of the sonnes of Elam, answered and said vnto Ezra, Wee haue trespassed against our God, and haue taken strange wiues, of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

Ezra 10:10
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
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1611 witness · Ezra 10:10 · retained source text

And Ezra the Priest stood vp, and said vnto them, Yee haue transgressed, and haue taken strange wiues, to encrease the trespasse of Israel.

1611 marginal noteHebr. haue caused to dwel, or haue brought backe.

Ezra 10:11
Now therefore make confession unto the Lord God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
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1611 witness · Ezra 10:11 · retained source text

Now therefore make confession vnto the LORD God of your fathers, and doe his pleasure: and separate your selues from the people of the land, and from the strange wiues.

Ezra 10:14
Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.
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1611 witness · Ezra 10:14 · retained source text

Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which haue taken strange wiues in our cities, come at appointed times, & with them the Elders of euery citie, and the Iudges thereof; vntill the fierce wrath of our God for this matter, be turned from vs.

1611 marginal noteOr, till this matter be dispatched.

Ezra 10:17
And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
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1611 witness · Ezra 10:17 · retained source text

And they made an ende, with all the men that had taken strange wiues, by the first day of the first moneth.

Ezra 10:18
¶ And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
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1611 witness · Ezra 10:18 · retained source text

¶ And among the sonnes of the Priestes, there were found that had taken strange wiues: namely, of the sons of Ieshua the sonne of Iozadak, and his brethren, Maasiah, and Eliezer, and Iarib, and Gedaliah.

Ezra 10:44
All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
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1611 witness · Ezra 10:44 · retained source text

All these had taken strange wiues: and some of them had wiues, by whom they had children.

Nehemiah 13:27
Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 13:27 · retained source text

Shall wee then hearken vnto you, to doe all this great euill, to transgresse against our God, in marrying strange wiues?

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