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vex

Meaning of “vex”

To trouble, distress, afflict, harass, or oppress.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
15 occurrences15 verses11 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 22:21

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2 Samuel 12:18
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 12:18 · retained source text

And it came to passe on the seuenth day, that the childe died: and the seruants of Dauid feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they saide, Behold, while the childe was yet aliue, we spake vnto him, and he would not hearken vnto our voice: how will he then vexe himselfe, if we tell him that the childe is dead?

1611 marginal noteHeb. doe hurt.

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