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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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HIRE,
1. To procure from another person and for temporary use, at a certain price, or for a stipulated or reasonable equivalent as, to hire a farm for a year to hire a horse for a day to hire money at legal interest.
2. To engage in service for a stipulated reward to contract with for a compensation as, to hire a servant for a year to hire laborers by the day or month.
3. To bribe to engage in immoral or illegal service for a reward.
To hire out one's self, to let to engage one's service to another for a reward.
They have hired out themselves for bread. 1 Samuel 2
To hire, or to hire out, to let to lease to grant the temporary use of a thing for a compensation. He has hired out his house or his farm.
HIRE, n.
1. The price, reward or compensation paid or contracted to be given for the temporary use of any thing.
2. Wages the reward or recompense paid for personal service.
The laborer is worthy of his hire. Luke 10 .
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Hire'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​h/hire.html.
Entry for 'Hire'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​h/hire.html.