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privily secretly, privately
Matthew 1:19 — Joseph was minded to put her away "privily" — quietly, without public shame.
Means: secretly, privatelyIn the KJV: 19 timesNo longer in ordinary English
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All 19 verses.
He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.
The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Common questions
What does "privily" mean in the Bible?
In the King James Version privily means secretly, privately. Matthew 1:19 — Joseph was minded to put her away "privily" — quietly, without public shame.
How many times does "privily" appear in the King James Version?
19 times, counting its other forms (privily 15 times, privy 4 times).
What Hebrew word is behind "privily"?
Most often טָמַן (ṭâman), Strong's H2934, meaning to hide (by covering over).
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