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stretch

Meaning of “stretch”

To extend, reach, or spread out, literally or figuratively.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
50 occurrences50 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 3:20

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Psalms 68:31
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 68:31 · retained source text

Princes shall come out of Egypt, Ethiopia shall soone stretch out her hands vnto God.

Psalms 138:7
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 138:7 · retained source text

Though I walke in the mids of trouble, thou wilt reuiue me, thou shalt stretch foorth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies: and thy right hand shall saue me.

Psalms 143:6
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
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1611 witness · Psalms 143:6 · retained source text

I stretch forth my hands vnto thee: my soule thirsteth after thee, as a thirstie land, Selah.

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Historical definitions

To draw out to greater length; to extend in a line. To extend in breadth. To spread; to expand. To reach; to extend. To spread; to display.

volume 2, leaf 682, column 3 (transitive verb entry, senses 1-5)

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