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ward

Meaning of “ward”

1. Guard, watch, duty, an assigned division, or the place or body keeping watch. 2. Joined to a direction or object, toward or in relation to it. 3. Custody or confinement.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
32 occurrences28 verses17 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 40:3

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Leviticus 24:12
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 24:12 · retained source text

And they put him in ward, that the minde of the LORD might bee shewed them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to expound vnto them according to the mouth of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteNumb. 15.34.

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