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travail

Meaning of “travail”

Sense 1: The painful labour and anguish of childbirth. Sense 2: To undergo such labour. Sense 3: Severe toil, trouble, sorrow, or suffering.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
31 occurrences30 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 38:27

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Exodus 18:8
And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 18:8 · retained source text

And Moses told his father in law, all that the LORD had done vnto Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians for Israels sake, and all the trauaile that had come vpon them by the way, and how the LORD deliuered them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. found them.

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toil, labour, labour of childbirth.

printed p. 279; PDF p. 299; Internet Archive leaf n298