Job 17:3
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
Lay downe now, put me in a suretie with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
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9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: *if I bring him not vnto thee, and set him before thee, then let me beare the blame for euer.
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Job 17:3
Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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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.
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1. A person who undertakes responsibility or gives a guarantee for another or for an obligation. 2. In the phrase ‘of a surety’: certainly or assuredly.
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1. To hit, smite, or make forceful contact, including striking off or through. 2. To apply something by a striking motion. 3. To strike hands: to clasp hands in pledge or surety.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. A person who undertakes responsibility or gives a guarantee for another or for an obligation. 2. In the phrase ‘of a surety’: certainly or assuredly.
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2Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
2 Are there not mockers with mee? and doeth not mine eye †continue in their prouocation?
3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
3Lay downe now, put me in a suretie with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
Selected passage4For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
4For thou hast hid their heart from vnderstanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.