KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Luke 15:25–27
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Luke 15:25
25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
25Now his elder sonne was in the field, and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musicke & dauncing,
Luke 15:26
26And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
26And he called one of the seruants, and asked what these things meant.
Luke 15:27
27And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
27And he said vnto him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatted calfe, because he hath receiued him safe and sound.
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DEFINED WORDS
Luke 15:25
Near in place, time, or circumstance; almost.
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A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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Leaping and stepping to the sound of the voice or of an instrument; moving in measured steps; frisking about.
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Luke 15:26
Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
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Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.
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Intended, signified, or purposed.
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Luke 15:27
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A male sibling; a near kinsman; or a fellow member of a people or faith, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Deprived of life; quelled; calmed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Rich, well-fed, abundant, or fertile; also the oily substance of an animal.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage
For the reason that; since.
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To receive: to take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Free from danger, harm, loss, or capture; brought or kept securely.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage
Sound: an audible noise, voice, report, or message; as an adjective, healthy, whole, firm, or free from error; as a verb, to make a noise, play or blow an instrument, or give a signal.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
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From verse 25
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Open the full verse study4Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
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Open the full verse study4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
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Open the full verse study14And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
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Open the full verse study4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
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Open the full verse study20¶ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
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Open the full verse study11¶ And he said, A certain man had two sons:
12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
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Open the full verse study32They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
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Open the full verse study1WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
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Open the full verse study3Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
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Open the full verse study11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
From verse 27
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Open the full verse study13Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
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Open the full verse study17And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
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Open the full verse study30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
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Open the full verse study16Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
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