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turn

Meaning of “turn”

Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:2

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2 Chronicles 35:22
Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 35:22 · retained source text

Neuerthelesse Iosiah would not turne his face from him, but disguised himselfe that he might fight with him, and hearkened not vnto the wordes of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

Nehemiah 1:9
But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 1:9 · retained source text

But if ye turne vnto me, and keepe my commandements, and doe them: though there were of you cast out vnto the vttermost part of the heauen, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them vnto the place that I haue chosen, to set my Name there.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 30.4.

Nehemiah 4:4
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 4:4 · retained source text

Heare, O our God, for we are despised: and turne their reproch vpon their owne head, and giue them for a pray, in the land of captiuitie.

1611 marginal noteHebr. despight.

Nehemiah 9:26
Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 9:26 · retained source text

Neuerthelesse, they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backes, and slewe thy prophets, which testified against them to turne them to thee, and they wrought great prouocations.

1611 marginal note1.King. 19.20.

Esther 2:12
¶ Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
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1611 witness · Esther 2:12 · retained source text

¶ Now when euery maids turne was come, to goe in to King Ahasnerus, after that shee had bene twelue moneths, according to the maner of the women (for so were the dayes of their purifications accomplished, to wit, sixe moneths with oile of myrrhe, and sixe moneths with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women.)

Esther 2:15
¶ Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
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1611 witness · Esther 2:15 · retained source text

¶ Now when the turne of Esther, the daughter of Abihail, the vncle of Mordecai (who had taken her for his daughter) was come, to goe in vnto the king: she required nothing, but what Hegai the kings chamberlen the keeper of the women, appointed: And Esther obtained fauour in the sight of all them that looked vpon her.

Job 5:1
CALL now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 5:1 · retained source text

¶ Call now, if there be any that wil answere thee, and to which of the Saints wilt thou turne?

1611 marginal noteOr, looke.

Job 14:6
turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 14:6 · retained source text

Turne from him that hee may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hircling, his day.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cease.

Job 23:13
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 23:13 · retained source text

But hee is in one minde, and who can turne him? and what his soule desireth, euen that he doeth.

1611 marginal notePsal. 115.3.

Job 24:4
They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
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1611 witness · Job 24:4 · retained source text

They turne the needy out of the way: the poore of the earth hide themselues together.

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