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witness

Meaning of “witness”

Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

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First occurrence: Genesis 21:30

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Genesis 21:30
And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 21:30 · retained source text

And he said, For these seuen ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witnesse vnto me, that I haue digged this well.

Genesis 31:44
Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:44 · retained source text

Now therefore come thou, let vs make a couenant, I and thou: and let it be for a witnesse betweene me and thee.

Genesis 31:48
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:48 · retained source text

And Laban said, This heape is a witnesse betweene mee and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed,

Genesis 31:50
If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:50 · retained source text

If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wiues beside my daughters, no man is with vs; See, God is witnesse betwixt mee and thee.

Genesis 31:52
This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:52 · retained source text

This heape be witnesse, and this pillar be witnesse, that I will not passe ouer this heape to thee, and that thou shalt not passe ouer this heape, and this pillar vnto me, for harme.

Exodus 22:13
If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 22:13 · retained source text

If it be torne in pieces, then let him bring it for witnesse, and hee shall not make good that which was torne.

Exodus 23:1
THOU shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 23:1 · retained source text

¶ Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to bee an vnrighteous witnesse.

1611 marginal noteOr, receiue

Leviticus 5:1
AND if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 5:1 · retained source text

¶ And if a soule sinne, and heare the voyce of swearing, and is a witnesse, whether he hath seene or knowen of it, if he doe not vtter it, then he shall beare his iniquity.

Numbers 5:13
And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 5:13 · retained source text

And a man lye with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witnesse against her, neither she be taken with the maner;

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