KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Genesis 37:15–18
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Genesis 37:15
15¶ And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
15¶ And a certaine man found him, and behold, hee was wandring in the field, and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Genesis 37:16
16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
16And he said, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feede their flockes.
Genesis 37:17
17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
17And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let vs goe to Dothan. And Ioseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
Genesis 37:18
18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
18And when they saw him a farre off, euen before he came neere vnto them, they conspired against him, to slay him.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 37:15
Sure, definite, established, or particular though not specifically named, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Discovered, obtained, or encountered; or established upon a foundation, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Moving without a settled course; straying from the right way.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 37:16
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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)
To speak, relate, count, declare, inform, or make known.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
To give or take food; to nourish, tend, or graze; also food for animals.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Genesis 37:17
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To depart: to leave, go away, withdraw, or die, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To speak, declare, tell, or express; also what is said.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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)
Discovered, obtained, or encountered; or established upon a foundation, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 37:18
Indeed or precisely; adding emphasis to what follows.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
To kill; to put to death by a weapon or by violence.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 15
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Open the full verse study27¶ And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
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Open the full verse study22And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.
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Open the full verse study19¶ And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
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Open the full verse study14And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
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Open the full verse study38Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
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Open the full verse study4Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
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Open the full verse study7Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
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Open the full verse study15Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
From verse 16
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Open the full verse study10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
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Open the full verse study7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
From verse 17
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Open the full verse study13¶ And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
From verse 18
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Open the full verse study12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
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Open the full verse study1AND Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
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Open the full verse study1AFTER two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
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Open the full verse study12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
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Open the full verse study32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
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Open the full verse study53Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
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Open the full verse study13For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
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Open the full verse study14But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
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Open the full verse study7But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
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Open the full verse study38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
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Open the full verse study1WHEN the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
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Open the full verse study25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
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Open the full verse study4For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
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Open the full verse study21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
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