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<p> Abjects, &nbsp;Psalms 35:15—low, despised persons. </p> <p> Abomination, &nbsp;Deuteronomy 7:26—idol; polluted thing. </p> <p> Addicted, &nbsp;1 Corinthians 16:15—devoted; given to. </p> <p> Affect, &nbsp;Galatians 4:17—seek to win. </p> <p> Aha, &nbsp;Psalms 35:21—"hurrah." </p> <p> Albeit, &nbsp;Ezekiel 13:7—although it be. </p> <p> Allow, &nbsp;Luke 11:48—to praise; to approve. </p> <p> All to brake, &nbsp;Judges 9:53—brake to pieces. </p> <p> Amerce, &nbsp;Deuteronomy 22:19—punish by fire. </p> <p> Ancients, &nbsp;Isaiah 47:6—aged persons. </p> <p> Anon, &nbsp;Matthew 13:20—quickly at once. </p> <p> Apothecary, &nbsp;Exodus 30:25—not a druggist, but "a maker of perfumes." </p> <p> Artillery, &nbsp;1 Samuel 20:40—bows; arrows; sling. </p> <p> Astonied, &nbsp;Job 17:8—astonished. </p> <p> At one, &nbsp;Acts 7:26—in concord, or agreement. </p> <p> Attent, &nbsp;2 Chronicles 6:40—attentive. </p> <p> Avoid, &nbsp;1 Samuel 18:11—to withdraw. </p> <p> [[Away]] with, &nbsp;Isaiah 1:13—bear or endure. </p> <p> Barbarian, &nbsp;1 Corinthians 14:11—foreigner; not a Greek. </p> <p> Beeves, &nbsp;Leviticus 22:21—(plural of beef) oxen; cows. </p> <p> Bestead, &nbsp;Isaiah 8:21—placed. </p> <p> Bewray, &nbsp;Matthew 26:73—expose; betray. </p> <p> Blains, &nbsp;Exodus 9:9—blisters; pimples. </p> <p> Boiled, &nbsp;Exodus 9:31—gone to seed. </p> <p> Bosses, &nbsp;Job 15:26—stud; knob: buckle. </p> <p> Botch, &nbsp;Deuteronomy 28:27—swelling; boil. </p> <p> Bravery, &nbsp;Isaiah 3:18—fine dress; showy. </p> <p> Bray, &nbsp;Proverbs 27:22—to beat; pound. </p> <p> Brigandine, &nbsp;Jeremiah 46:4—coat of armor. </p> <p> Bruit, &nbsp;Jeremiah 10:22—report; fame. </p> <p> By, &nbsp;1 Corinthians 4:4—against. </p> <p> By and by, &nbsp;Matthew 13:21—at once; immediately. </p> <p> Calker, &nbsp;Ezekiel 27:9—one who stops leaks of a ship. </p> <p> Camphire, &nbsp;Song of [[Solomon]] 1:14—refers to cypress, or to "henna-flowers." </p> <p> Careful, &nbsp;Philippians 4:6—anxious. </p> <p> Carriage, &nbsp;1 Samuel 17:22.—baggage; what is carried. </p> <p> Caul, &nbsp;Isaiah 3:18—network for the head. </p> <p> Champaign, &nbsp;Deuteronomy 11:30—level place. </p> <p> Chapiter, &nbsp;Exodus 36:38—capital of a pillar. </p> <p> Chapmen, &nbsp;2 Chronicles 9:14—traders; merchants. </p> <p> Chapt, &nbsp;Jeremiah 14:4—cracked open. </p> <p> Charger, &nbsp;Matthew 14:8—large dish. </p> <p> Charges, to be at, &nbsp;Acts 21:24—to pay expenses. </p> <p> Charity, &nbsp;1 Corinthians 13:1-13—love to God and man. </p> <p> Clouted, &nbsp;Joshua 9:5—patched. </p> <p> Cockle, &nbsp;Job 31:40—refers to weed in grain. </p> <p> Collops, &nbsp;Job 15:27—slices of fat. </p> <p> College, &nbsp;2 Kings 22:14—refers to "second ward," or port. </p> <p> Comfort, &nbsp;1 Thessalonians 4:18—to strengthen. </p> <p> Compass, &nbsp;Acts 28:13—to make a circuit; surround. </p> <p> Concision, &nbsp;Philippians 3:2—cutting off. </p> <p> Confection, &nbsp;Exodus 30:35—compound of various things. </p> <p> Conscience, &nbsp;Hebrews 10:2—to have sense of. </p> <p> Convenient, &nbsp;Acts 24:25—seasonable; becoming. </p> <p> Conversation—(never means "speech" in Scripture) but, (1) &nbsp;Philippians 1:27—behavior; (2) &nbsp;Philippians 3:20—citizenship; (3) &nbsp;Hebrews 13:5—disposition. </p> <p> Countervail, &nbsp;Esther 7:4—to compensate. </p> <p> Cracknels, &nbsp;1 Kings 14:3—brittle cakes. </p> <p> [[Crisping]] pins, &nbsp;Isaiah 3:22—irons for curling the hair. </p> <p> Cumber, &nbsp;Luke 10:40—to burden uselessly. </p> <p> [[Curious]] arts, &nbsp;Acts 19:19—magic. </p> <p> Damnation, &nbsp;1 Corinthians 11:29—condemnation. </p> <p> Daysman, &nbsp;Job 9:33—umpire; arbiter. </p> <p> Deal, &nbsp;Exodus 29:40—portion, or part. </p> <p> Delicates, &nbsp;Jeremiah 51:34—choice dainties. </p> <p> Deputy, &nbsp;1 Kings 22:47—deputed to rule. </p> <p> Disposition, &nbsp;Acts 7:53—ordering. </p> <p> Dote, &nbsp;Jeremiah 50:36—become foolish. </p> <p> Do you to wit, &nbsp;2 Corinthians 8:1—make you to know. </p> <p> Draught, &nbsp;Matthew 15:17—drain. </p> <p> [[Draught]] house, &nbsp;2 Kings 10:27—cesspool. </p> <p> Ear, to, &nbsp;Isaiah 30:24—to plow. </p> <p> Earing, &nbsp;Genesis 45:6—plowing. </p> <p> Earnest, &nbsp;2 Corinthians 1:22—a pledge or token of what is to come. </p> <p> Emerods, &nbsp;1 Samuel 5:6—hemorrhoids; piles. </p> <p> Enlarge, &nbsp;2 Samuel 22:37—make free. </p> <p> Ensample, &nbsp;1 Corinthians 10:11—example. </p> <p> Ensue, &nbsp;1 Peter 3:11—to follow and overtake. </p> <p> Eschew, &nbsp;1 Peter 3:11—shun; flee from. </p> <p> Exchangers, &nbsp;Matthew 25:27—bankers; brokers. </p> <p> Exorcists, &nbsp;Acts 19:13—one who pretends to cast out evil spirits by magic. </p> <p> Eyeservice, &nbsp;Ephesians 6:6—work done when watched. </p> <p> Fain, &nbsp;Luke 15:16—glad; gladly. </p> <p> Fats, &nbsp;Joel 2:24—vats. </p> <p> Fenced, &nbsp;Numbers 32:17—walled (cities). </p> <p> Flood, &nbsp;Joshua 24:3—Euphrates river. </p> <p> Fray, &nbsp;Deuteronomy 28:26—scare; frighten. </p> <p> Fritting, &nbsp;Leviticus 13:51—corroding; eating as a moth. </p> <p> Gainsay, &nbsp;Luke 21:15—disprove; contradict. </p> <p> Garner, &nbsp;Matthew 3:12—storehouse for grain. </p> <p> Gin, &nbsp;Amos 3:5—trap or snare. </p> <p> Glistering, &nbsp;Luke 9:29—sparkling; glittering. </p> <p> Greaves, &nbsp;1 Samuel 17:6—armor-plates for legs. </p> <p> Grudge, &nbsp;James 5:9—grumble. </p> <p> Habergeon, &nbsp;Job 41:26—coat-of-mail. </p> <p> Haft, &nbsp;Judges 3:22—handle of knife; dagger. </p> <p> Hale, &nbsp;Luke 12:58—forcibly drag. </p> <p> Halt, &nbsp;Luke 14:21—lame; crippled. </p> <p> Harness, &nbsp;1 Kings 22:34—body-armor of a soldier. </p> <p> Hoised, &nbsp;Acts 27:40—hoisted. </p> <p> Hold, &nbsp;Judges 9:46—stronghold; prison. </p> <p> Honest, &nbsp;Romans 12:17—honorable. </p> <p> Hosen, &nbsp;Daniel 3:21—trowsers and stockings in one piece. </p> <p> Hough, &nbsp;Joshua 11:6—to hamstring. </p> <p> Instant, &nbsp;Romans 12:12—pressing; urgent. </p> <p> Instantly, &nbsp;Acts 26:7—earnestly; at once. </p> <p> Jeopard, &nbsp;Judges 5:18—hazard, or risk of life. </p> <p> Kerchief, &nbsp;Ezekiel 13:21—covering for the head. </p> <p> Kine, &nbsp;1 Samuel 6:7—cows; milch-kine = milking-cows. </p> <p> Knop, &nbsp;Exodus 25:33—knob; a bud-shaped carving. </p> <p> Leasing, &nbsp;Psalms 4:2—lying; falsehood. </p> <p> Let, &nbsp;2 Thessalonians 2:7—hinder; prevent. </p> <p> Lewdness, &nbsp;Acts 18:14—wickedness; crime. </p> <p> Libertine, &nbsp;Acts 6:9—child of a freed slave. </p> <p> Listeth. &nbsp;John 3:8—desireth; wills; chooseth; like. </p> <p> Lust, &nbsp;Exodus 15:9—desire of any kind. </p> <p> Lusty, &nbsp;Judges 3:29—healthy; vigorous; strong. </p> <p> Magnifical, &nbsp;1 Chronicles 22:5—grand; magnificent. </p> <p> Marishes, &nbsp;Ezekiel 47:11—marshes; swampy ground. </p> <p> Maw, &nbsp;Deuteronomy 18:3—stomach. </p> <p> Meat, &nbsp;Genesis 1:29—any kind of food. </p> <p> Meet, &nbsp;Matthew 3:8—suitable; fitting. </p> <p> Mete, &nbsp;Matthew 7:2—measure. </p> <p> Meteyard, &nbsp;Leviticus 19:35—measuring-rod; yard measure. </p> <p> Mincing, &nbsp;Isaiah 3:16—walking with short steps. </p> <p> Minish, &nbsp;Exodus 5:19—diminish; lessen. </p> <p> Minister, &nbsp;Luke 4:20—attendant; helper. </p> <p> Munition, &nbsp;Nahum 2:1—fortifications; ramparts. </p> <p> Murrain, &nbsp;Exodus 9:3—cattle-plague. </p> <p> Naught, &nbsp;Proverbs 20:14—bad; worthless. </p> <p> Neesings, &nbsp;Job 41:18—old form of "sneezing." </p> <p> Nephew, &nbsp;1 Timothy 6:4—grandchild. </p> <p> Nether, &nbsp;Deuteronomy 24:6—lower. </p> <p> Noisome, &nbsp;Psalms 91:3—noxious; hurtful. </p> <p> Occupy, &nbsp;Luke 19:13—trade with. </p> <p> Offence, &nbsp;Romans 9:33—that against which one stumbles. </p> <p> Offend, &nbsp;Matthew 18:9—stumble against; cause to stumble. </p> <p> Or ever, &nbsp;Daniel 6:24—before. </p> <p> Ouches, &nbsp;Exodus 28:11—sockets (of gold or silver). </p> <p> Outlandish, &nbsp;Nehemiah 13:26—foreign; strange. </p> <p> Painful, &nbsp;Psalms 73:16—hard to do. </p> <p> Painfulness, &nbsp;2 Corinthians 11:27—painstaking. </p> <p> Peeled, &nbsp;Isaiah 18:2; &nbsp;Isaiah 18:7—robbed; plundered. </p> <p> Pilled, &nbsp;Genesis 30:37-38—peel; strip off bark. </p> <p> Poll, to, &nbsp;2 Samuel 14:26—lop; cut off, ''esp.'' hair. </p> <p> Pommel, &nbsp;2 Chronicles 4:12—globes; apple-shaped. </p> <p> Potsherd, &nbsp;Psalms 22:16—fragment of broken pottery. </p> <p> Pressfat, &nbsp;Haggai 2:16—vat to receive grape-juice from the winepress. </p> <p> Prevent, &nbsp;1 Thessalonians 4:15—come before; precede. </p> <p> Proper, &nbsp;Hebrews 11:23—fair; handsome. </p> <p> Provoke, &nbsp;2 Corinthians 9:2—stimulate; challenge to action. </p> <p> Publican, &nbsp;Luke 5:27—collector of public revenue. </p> <p> Quick, &nbsp;Psalms 124:3—living; lively. </p> <p> Quicken, &nbsp;Psalms 71:20—make alive. </p> <p> Quit, &nbsp;1 Corinthians 16:13—acquit; act. </p> <p> Ravening, &nbsp;Luke 11:39—greediness; rapacity. </p> <p> Ravin, raven, &nbsp;Genesis 49:27—plunder; capture; spoil. </p> <p> Reins, &nbsp;Psalms 7:9—kidneys, hence emotions; affections. </p> <p> Rereward, &nbsp;Isaiah 52:12; &nbsp;Isaiah 58:8—rear-guard. </p> <p> Ringstraked, &nbsp;Genesis 30:35—marked with circular bands or rings. </p> <p> Savour, &nbsp;Matthew 16:23—taste; relish; relish in mind. </p> <p> Scrabbled, &nbsp;1 Samuel 21:13—scrawled; made unmeaning marks. </p> <p> Scrip, &nbsp;Luke 22:36—small bag or wallet. </p> <p> Seethe, &nbsp;Exodus 16:23—boil; ''perf.'' "sod," ''part.'' "sodden." </p> <p> Servitor, &nbsp;2 Kings 4:43—servant or attendant. </p> <p> Sherd, &nbsp;Isaiah 30:14—fragment; shred, as of pottery. </p> <p> Shroud, &nbsp;Ezekiel 31:3—shelter; covering, as of a tree. </p> <p> Silverling, &nbsp;Isaiah 7:23—small silver coin. </p> <p> Sith, &nbsp;Ezekiel 35:6—since; forasmuch as. </p> <p> Sod, sodden, &nbsp;Exodus 12:9—boiled; from the ''verb'' "seethe." </p> <p> Sojourn, &nbsp;Genesis 12:10—to dwell temporarily. </p> <p> Sometimes, &nbsp;Ephesians 2:13—once; formerly. </p> <p> Speed, &nbsp;Genesis 24:12—''subst'' . success. </p> <p> Steads, &nbsp;1 Chronicles 5:22—(Sax. stede) places. </p> <p> Straightway, &nbsp;Luke 5:39—immediately; at once. </p> <p> [[Strain]] at, &nbsp;Matthew 23:24—as in swallowing, (probably a misprint for "strain out.") </p> <p> Straitly, &nbsp;Mark 1:4—strictly; closely. </p> <p> Straitness, &nbsp;Jeremiah 19:9—scarcity of food; famine. </p> <p> Strake, &nbsp;Genesis 30:37—a streak. </p> <p> Strake, &nbsp;Acts 27:17—past tense of the ''vent'' to "strike." </p> <p> Strawed, &nbsp;Matthew 21:8—strewed or scattered, Sundry, &nbsp;Hebrews 1:1—several; various. </p> <p> Tabering, &nbsp;Nahum 2:7—beating, as on a taber-drum. </p> <p> Taches, &nbsp;Exodus 26:6—catches or clasps; any fastening. </p> <p> Tale, &nbsp;Exodus 5:8; &nbsp;Exodus 5:18—reckoning; appointed number. </p> <p> Target, &nbsp;1 Samuel 17:6—light shield; buckler. </p> <p> Temperance, &nbsp;Galatians 5:23—moderation; sedateness; self-control. </p> <p> Tempt, &nbsp;Genesis 22:1—test; try. </p> <p> Thought, &nbsp;Matthew 6:25—worry; anxious care. </p> <p> Tired, &nbsp;2 Kings 9:30; &nbsp;Isaiah 3:18—adorned, as the head. </p> <p> Trow, &nbsp;Luke 17:9—think; imagine; suppose. </p> <p> Turtle, Sol. &nbsp;Song of Solomon 2:12—a dove; the turtle-dove. </p> <p> Twain, &nbsp;Isaiah 6:2—two. </p> <p> Undergird, &nbsp;Acts 27:17—pass ropes round hull of a ship. </p> <p> Undersetter, &nbsp;1 Kings 7:30; &nbsp;1 Kings 7:34—prop; support. </p> <p> Vile, &nbsp;James 2:2—plain; poor. </p> <p> Ware, &nbsp;Acts 14:6—aware; to know. </p> <p> Wax, &nbsp;Luke 1:80—grow or become. </p> <p> Wench, &nbsp;2 Samuel 17:17—maid-servant. </p> <p> Whit, &nbsp;2 Corinthians 11:5—(Sax. wihi) a bit; atom. </p> <p> Wimple, &nbsp;Isaiah 3:22—veil; covering of head and neck. </p> <p> Winefat—wine vat. </p> <p> Wist, &nbsp;Mark 14:40—(Sax. wiste) knew. </p> <p> Wit, to, &nbsp;2 Corinthians 8:1—(Sax. witan) to know. </p> <p> Withs, &nbsp;Judges 16:7—young twigs of a willow; osier. </p> <p> Withal, &nbsp;Acts 25:27—with the same; therewith. </p> <p> Wittingly, &nbsp;Genesis 48:14—Intentionally; knowingly. </p> <p> Woe worth, &nbsp;Ezekiel 30:2—woe be or become. </p> <p> Wont, &nbsp;Matthew 27:15—accustomed. </p> <p> Wot, &nbsp;Genesis 39:8; &nbsp;Exodus 32:1—know. </p> <p> Wreathen. &nbsp;Exodus 28:14—twisted; turned; "wreathen work." </p>

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