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thither

Meaning of “thither”

To that place or point; in that direction.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
95 occurrences94 verses24 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:20

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Genesis 19:20
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 19:20 · retained source text

Behold now, this citie is neere to flee vnto, and it is a litle one: Oh let me escape thither, ( is it not a litle one?) and my soule shall liue.

Genesis 19:22
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 19:22 · retained source text

Haste thee, escape thither: for I cannot doe any thing till thou bee come thither: therefore the name of the citie was called Zoar.

Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:6 · retained source text

And Abraham said vnto him, Beware thou, that thou bring not my sonne thither againe.

Genesis 24:8
And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:8 · retained source text

And if the woman wil not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt bee cleare from this my othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe.

Genesis 29:3
And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in his place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 29:3 · retained source text

And thither were all the flockes gathered, and they rolled the stone from the wels mouth, & watered the sheepe, and put the stone againe vpon the wels mouth in his place.

Genesis 39:1
AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:1 · retained source text

¶ And Ioseph was brought downe to Egypt, and Potiphar an Officer of Pharaoh, captaine of y e guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him downe thither.

Genesis 42:2
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 42:2 · retained source text

And hee said, Beholde, I haue heard that there is corne in Egypt: get you downe thither and buy for vs from thence, that we may liue, and not die.

Exodus 10:26
Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 10:26 · retained source text

Our cattell also shall goe with vs: there shall not an hoofe bee left behind: for thereof must we take to serue the LORD our God: and we knowe not with what wee must serue the LORD, vntill we come thither.

Exodus 26:33
¶ And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 26:33 · retained source text

¶ And thou shalt hang vp the Uaile vnder the taches, that thou maist bring in thither within the Uaile, the Arke of the Testimony: and the Uaile shall diuide vnto you, betweene the holy place and the most holy.

Numbers 35:6
And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 35:6 · retained source text

And among the cities which yee shal giue vnto the Leuites, there shalbe sixe cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that hee may flee thither: And to them ye shall adde fourty and two cities.

1611 marginal noteHebr. aboue them ye shall giue.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 4.41. iosh. 20.2. and 21.3.

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To that place; opposed to hither. This city is near, O let me escape thither Genesis 19:20. Where I am, thither ye cannot come. John 7:34. 1. To that end or point. Hither and thither to this place and to that; one way and another.

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