KJV dictionary & concordance

undertake

Meaning of “undertake”

To be surety for; to take responsibility on another's behalf.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 38:14

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Isaiah 38:14 · retained source text

Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter; I did mourne as a doue: mine eyes faile with looking vpward: O LORD, I am oppressed, vndertake for me.

1611 marginal noteOr, ease me.

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

To be surety for; to take responsibility on another's behalf.

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