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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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Deuteronomy 28:57
And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:57 · retained source text

And towards her yong one that commeth out from betweene her feete, and towards her children which shee shall beare: for shee shall eate them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitnes, wherewith thine enemie shall distresse thee in thy gates.

1611 marginal noteHebr. after-birth.

Deuteronomy 32:11
As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:11 · retained source text

As an Eagle stirreth vp her nest, fluttereth ouer her yong, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:

Deuteronomy 32:25
The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:25 · retained source text

The sword without, and terrour within shall destroy both the yong man, and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray haires.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from the chambers.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bereaue.

Joshua 6:21
And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joshua 6:21 · retained source text

And they vtterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, yong and old, and oxe, and sheepe, and asse, with the edge of the sword.

Joshua 6:23
And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joshua 6:23 · retained source text

And the yong men that were spies, went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had: and they brought out all her kinred, and left them without the campe of Israel.

1611 marginal noteHebr. families.

Judges 6:25
¶ And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 6:25 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe the same night, that the LORD said vnto him, Take thy fathers yong bullocke, euen the second bullocke of seuen yeeres old, and throw downe the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut downe the groue that is by it:

1611 marginal noteOr, and.

Judges 8:14
And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 8:14 · retained source text

And caught a yong man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described vnto him the princes of Succoth and the elders thereof, euen threescore and seuenteene men.

1611 marginal noteHeb. writ.

Judges 9:54
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 9:54 · retained source text

Then hee called hastily vnto the young man his armour-bearer, and said vnto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slewe him: and his young man thrust him through, and he died.

Judges 14:5
¶ Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 14:5 · retained source text

¶ Then went Samson downe, and his father & his mother, to Timnath, and came, to the vineyards of Timnath: and behold, a young Lion roared against him.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in meeting him.

Judges 14:10
¶ So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 14:10 · retained source text

¶ So his father went downe vnto the woman, and Samson made there a feast: for so vsed the young men to doe.

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