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watches

Meaning of “watches”

Sense 1: Periods or duties of guarding or wakefulness, including divisions of the night. Sense 2: As a verb, observes or guards.

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5 occurrences5 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Nehemiah 7:3

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Every verse containing “watches”

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Nehemiah 7:3
And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 7:3 · retained source text

And I said vnto them, Let not the gates of Ierusalem be opened, vntill the Sunne bee hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doores, and barre them. And appoint watches of the inhabitants of Ierusalem, euery one in his wateh, and euery one to bee ouer against his house.

Nehemiah 12:9
Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 12:9 · retained source text

Also Bakbukiah, and Unni; their brethren, were ouer against them in the watches.

Psalms 63:6
When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 63:6 · retained source text

When I remember thee vpon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

Lamentations 2:19
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 2:19 · retained source text

Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches powre out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift vp thy handes toward him, for the life of thy yong children, that faint for hunger in the top of euery streete.

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