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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 34:7

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Psalms 19:13
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 19:13 · retained source text

Keepe back thy seruant also from presumptuous sinnes, let them not haue dominion ouer me: then shall I be vpright, and I shalbe innocent from the great transgression.

1611 marginal noteOr, much.

Psalms 36:1
THE transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 36:1 · retained source text

¶ The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no feare of God before his eyes.

Psalms 59:3
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 59:3 · retained source text

For loe, they lye in waite for my soule; the mighty are gathered against me, not for my transgression, nor for my sinne, O LORD.

Psalms 89:32
Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 89:32 · retained source text

Then will I visite their transgression with the rod, and their iniquitie with stripes.

Psalms 107:17
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 107:17 · retained source text

Fooles, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

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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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