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Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Read in context →Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
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heurískō · hyoo-ris'-ko
to find (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--find, get, obtain, perceive, see.
Strong's first: Matthew 7:8Strong's last: John 5:14
Open full G2147 profile →mâtsâʼ · maw-tsaw'
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.
Strong's first: Job 33:10Strong's last: Lamentations 1:3
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Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
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FIND, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive found. [Latin venio; but in sense, with invenio. The primary sense is to come to, to rush, to fall on, to meet, to set on.]
1. Literally, to come to; to meet; hence, to discover by the eye; to gain first sight or knowledge of something lost; to recover either by searching for it or by accident.
Doth she not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? and when she hath found it -
Luke 15:4.
2. To meet; to discover something not before seen or known.
He saith to him, we have found the Messiah. John 1:41.
3. To obtain by seeking.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find
Matthew 7:7.
4. To meet with.
In woods and forests thou art found.
5. To discover or know by experience.
The torrid zone is now found habitable.
6. To reach; to attain to; to arrive at.
Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth to life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:7.
7. To discover by study, experiment or trial. Air and water are found to be compound substances. Alchimists long attempted to find the philosopher's stone, but it is not yet found.
8. To gain; to have; as, to find leisure for a visit.
9. To perceive; to observe; to learn. I found his opinions to accord with my own.
10. To catch; to detect.
When first found in a lie, talk to him of it as a strange monstrous matter.
In this sense find is usually followed by out.
11. To meet.
In ills their business and their glory find
12. To have; to experience; to enjoy.
Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure. Isaiah 58:3.
13. To select; to choose; to designate.
I have found David my servant. Psalms 89:1.
14. To discover and declare the truth of disputed facts; to come to a conclusion and decide between parties, as a jury. The jury find a verdict for the plaintiff or defendant. They find the accused to be guilty.
15. To determine and declare by verdict. The jury have found a large sum in damages for the plaintiff.
16. To establish or pronounce charges alleged to be true. The grand jury have found a bill against the accused, or they find a true bill.
17. To supply; to furnish. Who will find the money or provisions for this expedition? We will find ourselves with provisions and clothing.
18. To discover or gain knowledge of by touching or by sounding. We first sounded and found bottom at the depth of ninety five fathoms on the Sole bank.
To find one's self, to be; to fare in regard to ease or pain, health or sickness. Pray, sir, how do you find yourself this morning.
To find in, to supply; to furnish; to provide.
He finds his nephew in money, victuals and clothes.
1. To find out. To invent; to discover something before unknown.
A man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold - and to find out every device. 2Chon. 2.
2. To unriddle; to solve; as, to find out the meaning of a parable of an enigma.
3. To discover; to obtain knowledge of what is hidden; as, to find out a secret.
4. To understand; to comprehend.
Canst thou by searching find out God? Job 11:7.
5. To detect; to discover; to bring to light; as, to find out a thief or a theft; to find out a trick.
To find fault with, to blame; to censure.
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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