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Exodus 12:9

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Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
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  1. Exodus 12:8Rank 1 from verse 9
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    8And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

  2. Deuteronomy 16:7Rank 2 from verse 9
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    7And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.

  3. Lamentations 1:13Rank 3 from verse 9
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    13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

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Exodus 12:9

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

raw

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Sense 1: Uncooked or not altered by heat. Sense 2: Bare or not covered with skin, as raw flesh.

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

COMBINED MEANING

water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

roast

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To cook, dress or prepare meat for the table by exposing it to heat, as on a spit.

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

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fire

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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.

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head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

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8And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

9Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

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10And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

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