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suffered

Meaning of “suffered”

Sense 1: Allowed or permitted. Sense 2: Bore, endured, or underwent pain, loss, or another experience.

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50 occurrences49 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 20:6

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Genesis 20:6
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 20:6 · retained source text

And God saide vnto him in a dreame, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integritie of thy heart: for I also withheld thee from sinning against mee, therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

Genesis 31:7
And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:7 · retained source text

And your father hath deceiued mee, and changed my wages ten times: but God suffered him not to hurt me.

Genesis 31:28
And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:28 · retained source text

And hast not suffered me to kisse my sonnes and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

Deuteronomy 8:3
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 8:3 · retained source text

And he humbled thee, and suffred thee to hunger, and fed thee with Manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know: that he might make thee know, that man doth not liue by bread onely, but by euery word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man liue.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 4.4. luke 4.4.

Deuteronomy 18:14
For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 18:14 · retained source text

For these nations which thou shalt possesse, hearkened vnto obseruers of times, and vnto diuiners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to doe.

1611 marginal noteOr, inherit

Judges 3:28
And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the Lord hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 3:28 · retained source text

And hee said vnto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath deliuered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went downe after him, and tooke the foords of Iordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to passe ouer.

1 Samuel 24:7
So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 24:7 · retained source text

So Dauid stayed his seruants with these wordes, and suffered them not to rise against Saul: but Saul rose vp out of the caue, and went on his way.

1611 marginal noteHebr. cut off.

2 Samuel 21:10
¶ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 21:10 · retained source text

¶ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah tooke sackecloth, and spread it for her vpon the rocke, from the beginning of haruest, vntill water dropped vpon them out of heauen, and suffered neither the birds of the aire to rest on them by day, nor the beastes of the fielde by night.

1611 marginal noteChap. 3.7.

1 Chronicles 16:21
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 16:21 · retained source text

Hee suffered no man to doe them wrong: yea, hee reprooued kings for their sakes,

1611 marginal noteGen. 12.17. and 20.3.

Job 31:30
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 31:30 · retained source text

(Neither haue I suffered my mouth to sinne by wishing a curse to his soule.)

1611 marginal noteHeb. my palate.

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