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Matthew 2:5
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Matthew 2:5
5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet,
5And they said vnto him, In Bethlehem of Iudea: For thus it is written by the Prophet;
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DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 2:5
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A town in Judah, notably the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To write: to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Especially, an inspired teacher; He that prophesies.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893
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Open the full verse study42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
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Open the full verse study1NOW it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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Open the full verse study1AND the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
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Open the full verse study4¶ And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.
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Open the full verse study15And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.
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Open the full verse study19¶ So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
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Open the full verse study11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
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Open the full verse study19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
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