Matthew 27:7
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
And they tooke counsell, and bought with them the potters field, to burie strangers in.
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Matthew 27:7
1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.
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One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels.
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Sense 1: To place a dead body in a grave or tomb. Sense 2: To cover or conceal beneath earth or another substance.
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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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6And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
6And the chiefe Priests tooke the siluer pieces, and said, It is not lawfull for to put them into the treasurie, because it is the price of blood.
7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
7And they tooke counsell, and bought with them the potters field, to burie strangers in.
Selected passage8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
8Wherefore that field was called, *The field of blood vnto this day.