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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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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.
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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:
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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:

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