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transgress

Meaning of “transgress”

To break or pass beyond a law, command, duty, or rightful boundary.

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First occurrence: Numbers 14:41

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2 Chronicles 24:20
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 24:20 · retained source text

And the spirit of God came vpon Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada the priest, which stood aboue the people, and said vnto them: Thus saith God, Why transgresse yee the commandements of the LORD, that yee cannot prosper? Because yee haue forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

1611 marginal noteHeb. clothed.

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