Genesis 42:4
But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
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Befall
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Acts 20:22
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
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קָרָא
qârâʼ · kaw-raw'
3 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
Strong's KJV usage: befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 42:38Strong's last: Deuteronomy 31:29
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synantáō · soon-an-tah'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences
to meet with; figuratively, to occur
Strong's KJV usage: :--befall, meet.
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Strong's first: Acts 20:22Strong's last: Acts 20:22
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ʼânâh · aw-naw'
1 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
to approach; hence, to meet in various senses
Strong's KJV usage: befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.
Strong's first: Psalms 91:10Strong's last: Psalms 91:10
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mâtsâʼ · maw-tsaw'
1 times translated as this KJV form455 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Strong's KJV usage: be able, befall, being, catch, × certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), × have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), × occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
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Strong's first: Deuteronomy 31:17Strong's last: Deuteronomy 31:17
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qârâh · kaw-raw'
1 times translated as this KJV form27 total Strong's occurrences
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
Strong's KJV usage: appoint, lay (make) beams, befall, bring, come (to pass unto), floor, (hap) was, happen (unto), meet, send good speed.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Daniel 10:14Strong's last: Daniel 10:14
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But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
H7122
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
no direct Strong's tag
And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
H7122
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
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befall
BEFALL', verb transitive preterit tense befell; part. befallen.
To happen to; to occur to; as, let me know the worst that can befall me. It usually denotes ill. It is generally transitive in form, but there seems to be an ellipsis of to, and to sometimes follows it.
BEFALL', verb intransitive To happen; to come to pass.
To befall of is not legitimate.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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