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Genesis 27:3

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Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
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  1. Genesis 25:27–28Rank 1 from verse 3
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    27And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

    28And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

  2. 1 Corinthians 6:12Rank 2 from verse 3
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    12All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

  3. Genesis 10:9Rank 3 from verse 3
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    9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.

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Genesis 27:3

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

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

COMBINED MEANING

pray

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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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bow

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Sense 1: A weapon for shooting arrows. Sense 2: The bow set in the cloud as a covenant token. Sense 3: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward in reverence, respect, submission, or worship.

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

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

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4And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

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