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1 Samuel 17:16–18

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1 Samuel 17:16

16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

1 Samuel 17:17

17And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;

1 Samuel 17:18

18And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 Samuel 17:16

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

presented

Offered; given; exhibited to view; accused.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

forty

The number equal to four times ten.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

DEFINED WORDS

1 Samuel 17:17

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

brethren

Brothers; near kindred; fellow Israelites; or fellow believers, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

run

To move swiftly on foot; to flow, spread, proceed, continue, or carry out a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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1 Samuel 17:18

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

carry

To bear, convey, support, lead, or transport from one place to another.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

look

To direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

brethren

Brothers; near kindred; fellow Israelites; or fellow believers, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

fare

The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due, for conveying a person by land or water.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

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From verse 16

  1. Luke 4:2
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  2. Matthew 4:2
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From verse 17

  1. 1 Samuel 25:18
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  2. 2 Samuel 17:28
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  3. Luke 11:13
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  4. Matthew 7:11
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  5. Ruth 2:14
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From verse 18

  1. Genesis 37:14
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  2. 1 Samuel 16:20
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  3. 1 Thessalonians 3:5–6
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  4. 2 Samuel 17:29
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  5. Acts 15:36
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