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supple

Meaning of “supple”

To make soft, gentle, or pliant.

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KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604Skeat 1893
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ezekiel 16:4

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Ezekiel 16:4
And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:4 · retained source text

And as for thy natiuity in the day thou wast borne, thy nauell was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee: thou wast not salted at all, nor swadled at all.

1611 marginal noteOr, when I looked vpon thee.

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