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young

Meaning of “young”

1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:23

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1 Samuel 20:22
But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 20:22 · retained source text

But if I say thus vnto the yong man, Behold, the arrowes are beyond thee: goe thy way, for the LORD hath sent thee away.

1 Samuel 21:4
And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 21:4 · retained source text

And the Priest answered Dauid, and said, There is no common bread vnder mine hand, but there is hallowed bread: if the young men haue kept themselues at least from women.

1611 marginal noteExod. 25.30. leuit. 24.5. matt. 12.4.

1 Samuel 21:5
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 21:5 · retained source text

And Dauid answered the Priest, and said vnto him, Of a trueth women haue beene kept from vs about these three dayes, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessell.

1611 marginal noteOr, especially wh this day there is other sanctified in the vessell.

1 Samuel 25:5
And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:5 · retained source text

And Dauid sent out ten yong men, and Dauid said vnto the young men, Get you vp to Carmel, and goe to Nabal, and greete him in my name;

1611 marginal noteHeb. aske him in my name, of peace.

1 Samuel 25:8
Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:8 · retained source text

Aske thy yong men, and they will shew thee: wherefore let the yong men finde fauour in thine eyes: (for we come in a good day) giue, I pray thee, whatsoeuer commeth to thine hand, vnto thy seruants, and to thy sonne Dauid.

1 Samuel 25:9
And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:9 · retained source text

And when Dauids yong men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of Dauid, and ceased.

1611 marginal noteHeb. rested.

1 Samuel 25:12
So David’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:12 · retained source text

So Dauids yong men turned their way, and went againe, and came and told him all those sayings.

1 Samuel 25:14
¶ But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:14 · retained source text

¶ But one of the yong men told Abigail Nabals wife, saying, Behold, Dauid sent messengers out of the wildernesse to salute our master: and he railed on them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. flew vpon them.

1 Samuel 25:25
Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:25 · retained source text

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, euen Nabal: for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: But I thine handmaid saw not the yong men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

1611 marginal noteHeb. lay it to his heart.

1 Samuel 25:27
And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:27 · retained source text

And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought vnto my lord, let it euen be giuen vnto the yong men that follow my lord.

1611 marginal noteOr, present

1611 marginal noteHeb. walke at the feet of &c.

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