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Genesis 42:18

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And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
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  1. Leviticus 25:43Rank 1 from verse 18
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    43Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

  2. Nehemiah 5:15Rank 2 from verse 18
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    15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

  3. Genesis 20:11Rank 3 from verse 18
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    11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

  4. Luke 18:2Rank 4 from verse 18
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    2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

  5. Luke 18:4Rank 5 from verse 18
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    4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

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Genesis 42:18

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

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

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live

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Sense 1: As a verb, to have or continue in life; to remain alive, be restored to life, or not die. Sense 2: To dwell, abide, or continue in a place, state, relation, or manner of life. Sense 3: To subsist or be sustained by or upon what is named. Sense 4: As an adjective, alive rather than dead; or containing fire and not extinguished.

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

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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17And he put them all together into ward three days.

18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

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19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

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