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- verb archaic Third-person singular present simple form of
flee
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Examples
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44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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But A and Aleph read, "fleeth," namely continually.
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Then Otter answered meekly, for he was a wise man and a bold: "We fled not, Arinbiorn, but as the sword fleeth, when it springeth up from the iron helm to fall on the woollen coat.
The House of the Wolfings William Morris 1865
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But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
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Man that is born of a Woman is of few days & full of trouble he cometh up like a flower & is cut down, he fleeth also as a shadow
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He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
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And only the dragon is a-feared when he heareth his voice, and fleeth into a den, and may not suffer the smell thereof; and faileth in himself, and looseth his comfort.
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Man that is born of a Woman is of few days & full of trouble he cometh up like a flower & is cut down, he fleeth also as a shadow
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He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
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