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2 Corinthians 11:33

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And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
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  1. Acts 9:25Rank 1 from verse 33
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    25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

  2. 1 Samuel 19:12Rank 2 from verse 33
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    12¶ So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

  3. Joshua 2:18Rank 3 from verse 33
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    18Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.

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2 Corinthians 11:33

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window

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An opening or aperture in the wall or structure of a building, ship, or ark, admitting light, air, sight, passage, or access.

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

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wall

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Sense 1: A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place. Sense 2: Figuratively, a defense or protection.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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escaped

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of escape, meaning to flee from and avoid; to get out of the way; to shun; to obtain security from; to pass without harm.

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

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32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

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