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wandered

Meaning of “wandered”

Past-tense or past-participial form 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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10 occurrences10 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 21:14

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Every verse containing “wandered”

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Genesis 21:14
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 21:14 · retained source text

And Abraham rose vp earely in the morning, and tooke bread, and a bottle of water, and gaue it vnto Hagar, (putting it on her shoulder,) and the child, and sent her away: and shee departed, and wandered in the wildernesse of Beer-sheba.

Joshua 14:10
And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 14:10 · retained source text

And now beholde, the LORD hath kept me aliue, as he said, these forty and fiue yeres, euen since the LORD spake this word vnto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wildernesse: and now loe, I am this day fourescore and fiue yeeres old.

1611 marginal noteHebr. walked.

Psalms 107:4
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 107:4 · retained source text

They wandred in the wildernes, in a solitary way: they found no citie to dwell in.

Isaiah 16:8
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 16:8 · retained source text

For the fieldes of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah, the lords of the heathen haue broken downe the principall plants thereof, they are come euen vnto Iazer, they wandred through the wildernesse, her branches are stretched out, they are gone ouer the sea.

1611 marginal noteOr, plucked vp.

Lamentations 4:14
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 4:14 · retained source text

They haue wandred as blind men in the streetes, they haue polluted themselues with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.

1611 marginal noteOr, in that they could not but touch.

Lamentations 4:15
They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 4:15 · retained source text

They cryed vnto them; Depart yee, it is vncleane, depart, depart, touch not, when they fled away and wandred: they said among the heathen, They shall no more soiourne there.

1611 marginal noteOr, yee polluted.

Ezekiel 34:6
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 34:6 · retained source text

My sheepe wandered through all the mountaines, and vpon euery high hill: yea my flocke was scattered vpon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seeke after them.

Amos 4:8
So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 4:8 · retained source text

So two or three cities wandered vnto one citie, to drinke water; but they were not satisfied: yet haue yee not returned vnto me, saith the LORD.

Hebrews 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 11:37 · retained source text

They were stoned, they were sawen asunder, were tempted, were slaine with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskinnes, and goat skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented.

Hebrews 11:38
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 11:38 · retained source text

Of whome the world was not worthy: they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dennes and caues of the earth.

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