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vail

Meaning of “vail”

Sense 1: A covering that conceals. Sense 2: As a verb, to cover or hide.

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38 occurrences35 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 24:65

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Genesis 24:65
For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:65 · retained source text

For she had said vnto the seruant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet vs? and the seruant had said, It is my master: therefore shee tooke a vaile and couered her selfe.

Genesis 38:14
And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 38:14 · retained source text

And shee put her widowes garments off from her, and couered her with a vaile, and wrapped her selfe, and sate in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath: for shee sawe that Shelah was growen, and she was not giuen vnto him to wife.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the doore of eyes, or, of Enaijm.

Genesis 38:19
And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 38:19 · retained source text

And shee arose and went away, and laid by her vaile from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Exodus 26:31
¶ And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 26:31 · retained source text

¶ And thou shalt make a Uaile of blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linnen of cunning worke: with Cherubims shall it be made.

Exodus 26:33
¶ And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 26:33 · retained source text

¶ And thou shalt hang vp the Uaile vnder the taches, that thou maist bring in thither within the Uaile, the Arke of the Testimony: and the Uaile shall diuide vnto you, betweene the holy place and the most holy.

Exodus 26:35
And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 26:35 · retained source text

And thou shalt set the table without the Uaile, and the candlesticke ouer against the table, on the side of the Tabernacle toward the South: and thou shalt put the table on the North side.

Exodus 27:21
In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the Lord: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 27:21 · retained source text

In the Tabernacle of the Congregation without the Uaile, which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sonnes shall order it from euening to morning before the LORD: It shall be a statute for euer, vnto their generations, on the behalfe of the children of Israel.

Exodus 30:6
And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 30:6 · retained source text

And thou shalt put it before the Uaile, that is by the Arke of the Testimonie before the Mercie-seat, that is, ouer the Testimonie where I will meet with thee.

Exodus 34:33
And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 34:33 · retained source text

And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vaile on his face.

1611 marginal note2.Cor. 3.13.

Exodus 34:34
But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 34:34 · retained source text

But when Moses went in before the LORD to speake with him, hee tooke the vaile off, vntill he came out: And hee came out and spake vnto the children of Israel, that which he was commanded.

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