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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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Leviticus 18:18
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 18:18 · retained source text

Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vexe her, to vncouer her nakednes besides the other, in her life time.

1611 marginal noteOr, one wife to another.

Leviticus 19:33
¶ And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Leviticus 19:33 · retained source text

¶ And if a stranger soiourne with thee in your land, yee shall not vexe him.

1611 marginal noteOr, oppresse.

1611 marginal noteExod. 22.21.

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