Words of Scripture Requiring Explanation

Text	Common Version	Modern Meaning
Gen 41:2	Kine	Heifers
Exd 3:5	Shoes	Sandals
Exd 3:22	Borrow	Ask
Exd 4:24	Inn	Lodging-place
Exd 5:4	Let	Hinder
Exd 5:8	Tale	Number
Exd 13:18	Harnessed	In ranks
Exd 28:40	Bonnets	Turbans
Exd 34:15	Whoring	Astray
Exd 34:26	Seethe	Boil
Exd 34:29	Wish	Knew
Exd 35:11	Taches	Clasps
Exd 37:29	Apothecary	Perfumer
Exd 39:23	Habergeon	Coat of Mail
Lev 2:1	Meat-offerings	Wheat-offerings
Num 1:2	Polls	One by one
Deu 11:30	Champaign	Plain
Deu 16:1-4	Coast	Districts
Jos 6:9	Rereward	Rear
Jos 13:25	Children of Ammon	Ammonites
Jos 20:3	Unwittingly	Unintentionally
Jos 23:1	Stricken in age	Advanced in years
Jdg 3:24	Covereth his feet	Reposeth
Jdg 7:10	Host	Camp army
Jdg 7:10	Fellow	Comrade
Jdg 14:13	Shirts	Sheets
Jdg 15:4	Foxes	Jackals
Jdg 18:2	Children of Dan	Danites
1Sa 1:15	Daughter of Belial	Worthless woman
1Sa 2:5	Seven	Many
1Sa 2:12	Sons of Belial	Worthless men
1Sa 2:29	Kick	Spurn
1Sa 3:18	Every whit	Everything
1Sa 5:9	Secret Parts	Inwardly
1Sa 8:12	Ear	Till
1Sa 13:17	Spoilers	Foragers
1Sa 13:20	Coultery	Spade
1Sa 17:24	Carriage	Baggage
1Sa 17:24	Sore	Exceedingly, greatly
1Sa 17:39	Assayed	Attempted
1Sa 22:17	Footman	Guard
1Sa 26:5	Pitched	Encamped
1Sa 26:11	Cruse	Jug
1Sa 30:13	Agone	Ago
2Sa 3:12	League	Covenant
2Sa 17:10	Utterly melt	Be utterly dismayed
2Sa 22:6	Prevented	Surrounded
1Ki 2:8	Cursed	Reviled
1Ki 3:7	Go out or come in	Conduct affairs
1Ki 4:2	Princes	Chief officers
1Ki 6:18	Knops	Knobs
1Ki 7:16	Chapiters	Capitals
1Ki 9:22	Rulers of chariots	Charioteers
1Ki 10:26	Bestowed	Stationed
1Ki 11:22	Howbeit	Notwithstanding
1Ki 11:28	Charge	Imposts
1Ki 14:3	Cracknels	Cakes
1Ki 20:12, 16	Pavilions	Booths
2Ki 4:43	Servitor	Servant
2Ki 5:24	Tower	Secret place
2Ki 24:16	Craftsmen	Carpenters
1Ch 22:5	Magnifical	Magnificient
2Ch 26:14	Habergeons	Breastplates
Job 1:1	Perfect	Sincere
Job 1:1	Eschewed	Avoided
Job 3:12	Prevent	Receive
Job 9:33	Daysman	Umpire
Job 41:26	Habergeon	Javelin
Psa 4:2	Leasing	Falsehood, lying
Psa 7:10	Plate	Crown
Psa 16:10	Soul in hell	Body in the grave
Psa 44:19	Dragons	Serpents
Psa 59:10	Prevent	Come before--i.e., give timely aid
Psa 79:8	Prevent	Succor
Psa 107:3	Minished	Diminished
Psa 119:148	Prevent	Anticipate
Ecc 4:4	Travail	Labor
Isa 3:22	Wimples	Shawls
Isa 3:22	Crisping-pins	Purses
Isa 7:23	Silverlings	Pieces of silver
Isa 30:24	Ear	Till
Isa 31:3	Holpen	Helped
Isa 44:9	Delectable	Delightful
Jer 4:30	Rentest thy face	Distend thine eyes
Jer 7:23	Fray	Scare
Jer 10:22	Bruit	Rumor
Eze 13:18	Sew pillows	Apply cushions
Dan 3:21	Hosen	Turbans
Zec 13:6	My fellows	United to me
Mat 3:12	Fan	Winnowing-shovel
Mat 5:46	Publicans	Tax-gatherers
Mat 6:24	Mammon	Riches
Mat 12:29	Garnished	Set in order
Mat 13:20	Anon	Immediately
Mat 17:12	Listed	Chose
Mar 11:13	Haply	Perhaps
Luk 2:49	Wish	Know
Luk 7:1	Audience	Hearing
Luk 12:58	Hale	Drag
Luk 17:9	Trow	Think
Act 1:2	Passion	Suffering
Act 7:45	Jesus	Joshua
Act 9:26	Assayed	Attempted
Act 9:5	Pricks	Goads
Act 10:42	Quick	Living
Rom 1:13	Let	Hindered
Rom 7:8	Concupiscence	Evil desires
Rom 8:13	Mortify	To kill
Rom 15:11	Laud	Celebrate
1Cr 10:11	Ensamples	Examples
1Cr 11:29	Unworthy	Irreverently
1Cr 11:29	Damnation	Condemnation
1Cr 13:1	Charity	Love
2Cr 1:12	Conversation	Behavior
2Cr 5:21	Sin	Sin-offering
2Cr 8:1	Do you to wit	Make known to you
1Th 4:15	Prevent	Go up before
Hbr 1:1	Divers	Various
Hbr 1:3	Person	Substance
Hbr 2:11	Sanctifieth	Expiateth
Hbr 4:8	Jesus	Joshua
Jam 3:13	Good conversation	Consistent conduct
Jam 3:4	Governor listeth	Pilot chooseth
1Pe 2:2	Sincere	Unadulterated
1Pe 3:11	Eschew	Avoid
1Pe 3:11	Ensue	Pursue
2Pe 3:12	Hastening unto	Earnestly desiring
2Pe 3:9	Slack	Slow
1Jo 2:17	Lust	Desire
1Jo 2:20	Unction	Anointing
1Jo 5:6, 8, 9	Witness	Testimony
Rev 1:13	Candlestick	Lamps
Rev 21:19	Garnished	Adorned

Cite This Page:

Nevin, Alfred, Ed., et al. "Words of Scripture Requiring Explanation in the Old and New Testaments," The Parallel Bible. Blue Letter Bible. 1 Aug 2002. .
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