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transgression

Meaning of “transgression”

The act of passing beyond or violating a law, command, or rule of duty; an offense, fault, or sin.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
51 occurrences50 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 34:7

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Isaiah 24:20
The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 24:20 · retained source text

The earth shall reele to and fro, like a drunkard, and shall be remooued like a cottage, and the transgression thereof shall be heauie vpon it, and it shall fall, and not rise againe.

Isaiah 53:8
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 53:8 · retained source text

He was taken from prison, and from iudgement: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the liuing, for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

1611 marginal noteOr, he was taken away by distresse and iudgement: but &c.

1611 marginal noteHeb. was the stroke vpon him.

Isaiah 57:4
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 57:4 · retained source text

Against whom doe ye sport your selues? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seede of falsehood?

Isaiah 58:1
CRY aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 58:1 · retained source text

¶ Crie aloude, spare not, lift vp thy voice like a trumpet, and shewe my people their transgression, & the house of Iacob their sins.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with the throat.

Isaiah 59:20
¶ And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 59:20 · retained source text

¶ And the redeemer shall come to Zion, and vnto them that turne from transgression in Iacob, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteRom.11.26.

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Historical definitions

The act of passing over or beyond a law or rule of moral duty; violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault, offense, or crime.

volume 2, leaf 793, column 1 (main_dictionary)

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