Luke 16:7
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
Then said hee to another, And how much owest thou? And hee said, An hundred †measures of wheat. And hee saide vnto him, Take thy bill and write fourescore.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThe word here interpreted a measure, in the originall conteineth about foureteene bushels and a pottle.
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- Luke 20:12Rank 1 from verse 7
9Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
9Then began hee to speake to the people this parable: *A certaine man planted a vineyard, and let it foorth to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey for a long time.
- Song of Solomon 8:11–12Rank 3 from verse 7
11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
12My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
11Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon, hee let out the vineyard vnto keepers: euery one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of siluer.
12My vineyard which is mine, is before me: thou (O Solomon) must haue a thousand, and those that keepe the fruit thereof, two hundred.
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Luke 16:7
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: Standards, vessels, or amounts used in measuring. Sense 2: Determines, allots, or proportions.
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A grain-bearing plant and its seed, commonly ground into flour for bread.
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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: A written document or statement. Sense 2: A hooked cutting tool. Sense 3: A bird's beak.
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Sense 1: To form letters or words, inscribe, record, compose, copy, or communicate in writing. Sense 2: By figure, to impress and establish something upon the heart or mind.
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Eighty; four times twenty.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
6And hee said, An hundred †measures of oyle. And hee saide vnto him, Take thy bill, and sit downe quickly, and write fiftie.
7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
7Then said hee to another, And how much owest thou? And hee said, An hundred †measures of wheat. And hee saide vnto him, Take thy bill and write fourescore.
Selected passage8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
8And the lord commended the vniust Steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser then the children of light.