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whence

Meaning of “whence”

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

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72 occurrences69 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:23

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1 Samuel 25:11
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:11 · retained source text

Shall I then take my bread and my water, and my flesh that I haue killed for my shearers, and giue it vnto men, whom I know not whence they bee?

1611 marginal noteHebr. slaughter.

1 Samuel 30:13
And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 30:13 · retained source text

And Dauid sayde vnto him, To whome belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a yong man of Egypt, seruant to an Amalekite, and my master left me, because three dayes agone I fell sicke.

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