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wander

Meaning of “wander”

Sense 1: To move or roam without a settled course. Sense 2: Figuratively, to stray from a right way, command, or allegiance.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
14 occurrences14 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 20:13

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Job 12:24
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 12:24 · retained source text

He taketh away the heart of the chiefe of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wildernes where there is no way.

Job 38:41
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
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1611 witness · Job 38:41 · retained source text

Who prouideth for the rauen his foode? when his young ones cry vnto God, they wander for lacke of meate.

1611 marginal notePsal. 147.9. Math. 6.26.

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To rove without a settled course; to depart or migrate; morally, to stray or depart from duty or rectitude.

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