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task

Meaning of “task”

A required amount of work.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 5:14

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Every verse containing “task”

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Exodus 5:14
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:14 · retained source text

And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaohs task-masters had set ouer them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore haue ye not fulfilled your taske, in making bricke, both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

Exodus 5:19
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:19 · retained source text

And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in euill case, after it was said, Yee shall not minish ought from your brickes of your dayly taske.

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Historical definitions

Business or labor imposed by another, often a definite quantity or amount; burdensome employment.

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