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whence

Meaning of “whence”

From what or which place, person, source, origin, cause, or condition.

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:23

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Genesis 16:8
And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 16:8 · retained source text

And he said, Hagar Sarais maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou goe? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistresse Sarai.

Genesis 24:5
And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:5 · retained source text

And the seruant said vnto him, Peraduenture the woman will not bee willing to follow mee vnto this land: must I needes bring thy sonne againe, vnto the land from whence thou camest?

Genesis 29:4
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 29:4 · retained source text

And Iacob said vnto them, My brethren, whence be ye? and they saide, Of Haran are we.

Genesis 42:7
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 42:7 · retained source text

And Ioseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himselfe strange vnto them, and spake roughly vnto them; and hee saide vnto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.

1611 marginal noteHebr. hard things with them.

Numbers 11:13
Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 11:13 · retained source text

Whence should I haue flesh to giue vnto all this people? for they weep vnto me, saying, Giue vs flesh, that we may eate.

Numbers 23:13
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 23:13 · retained source text

And Balak said vnto him, Come, I pray thee, with me, vnto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the vtmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

Deuteronomy 9:28
Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 9:28 · retained source text

Lest the land whence thou broughtest vs out, say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which hee promised them, and because hee hated them, hee hath brought them out, to slay them in the wildernesse.

1611 marginal noteNum. 14.16.

Deuteronomy 11:10
¶ For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 11:10 · retained source text

¶ For the land whither thou goest in to possesse it, is not as the lande of Egypt from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbes:

Joshua 2:4
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joshua 2:4 · retained source text

And the woman tooke the two men, and hid them, & said thus: There came men vnto mee, but I wist not whence they were:

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