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1 Samuel 16:5

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And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
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  1. Exodus 19:10Rank 1 from verse 5
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    10¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,

  2. Joshua 3:5Rank 2 from verse 5
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    5And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.

  3. Leviticus 20:7–8Rank 3 from verse 5
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    7¶ Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.

    8And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.

  4. 1 Corinthians 11:28Rank 4 from verse 5
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    28But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

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    14¶ And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.

    15And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.

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1 Samuel 16:5

COMBINED MEANING

peaceably

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In peace: without war, hostility, quarrel, disturbance, or harmful intent; quietly or amicably.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sacrifice

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Sense 1: An offering presented to God or to a false god, or the thing so offered. Sense 2: To present, slay, or consume something as such an offering.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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sanctify

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To set apart as holy, consecrate, dedicate, hallow, cleanse, purify, or treat as holy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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4And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

5And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

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6¶ And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.

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