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wash

Meaning of “wash”

To cleanse with water or another liquid; to bathe or cause water to pass over.

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89 occurrences83 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:4

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2 Kings 5:10
And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 5:10 · retained source text

And Elisha sent a messenger vnto him, saying, Goe and wash in Iordane seuen times, and thy flesh shall come againe to thee, and thou shalt be cleane.

2 Kings 5:12
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 5:12 · retained source text

Are not Abana and Pharpar, riuers of Damascus, better then all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them, and be cleane? So he turned, and went away in a rage.

1611 marginal noteOr, Amana.

2 Kings 5:13
And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, wash, and be clean?
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 5:13 · retained source text

And his seruants came neere and spake vnto him, and said, My father, If the Prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not haue done it? How much rather then, when hee saith to thee, Wash and be cleane?

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