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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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Zechariah 10:9
And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 10:9 · retained source text

And I will sow them among the people, and they shall remember me in farre countries, and they shall liue with their children, and turne againe.

Zechariah 13:7
¶ Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 13:7 · retained source text

¶ Awake, O sword, against my shepheard, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hostes: smite the Shepheard, and the sheepe shalbe scattered: and I wil turne mine hand vpon the litle ones.

1611 marginal noteMatt.26.31. mat.14.27.

Malachi 2:6
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Malachi 2:6 · retained source text

The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquitie was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equitie, and did turne many away from iniquitie.

Malachi 3:5
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Malachi 3:5 · retained source text

And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will bee a swift witnesse against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppresse the hireling in his wages, the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and that turne aside the stranger from his right, and feare not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

1611 marginal noteOr, defraud

Malachi 4:6
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Malachi 4:6 · retained source text

And hee shall turne the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Matthew 5:39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 5:39 · retained source text

But I say vnto you, that yee resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

1611 marginal noteLuke 6.29. rom. 12.17. 1.cor. 6.7.

Matthew 5:42
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 5:42 · retained source text

Giue to him that asketh thee: and from him that would borrow of thee, turne not thou away.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 15.8.

Matthew 7:6
¶ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 7:6 · retained source text

¶ Giue not that which is holy vnto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearles before swine: lest they trample them vnder their feete, and turne againe and rent you.

Mark 13:16
And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 13:16 · retained source text

And let him that is in the field, not turne backe againe for to take vp his garment.

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