Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #40142 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

laban'slaban

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 67 times in 33 works
Consistency: 79.7% (67 of 84)
Reach if approved: ~88 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 84 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (67 changes in 33 works, 79.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 67)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… was graciouſly beſtowed on him by the Providence of God. Jacob alſo obſerv'd that Laban'sLaban Countenance was not towards him as formerly it us'd to be, but in his …
With rule
… was graciouſly beſtowed on him by the Providence of God. Jacob alſo obſerv'd that Laban'sLaban Countenance was not towards him as formerly it us'd to be, but in his …
Samuel Cradock · The History of the Old Testament Methodized · p. 50 · Open in the reader
Printed
… foots length and no more; ſuch belike were the Puppets Rachel ſate upon, called Laban'sLaban gods; and a number of ſuch he mentioneth ſtanding in the open Air; and …
With rule
… foots length and no more; ſuch belike were the Puppets Rachel ſate upon, called Laban'sLaban gods; and a number of ſuch he mentioneth ſtanding in the open Air; and …
Joseph Hill · Dissertation Concerning the Antiquity of Temples · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and Grace do always go together. It is such a looking upon Christ, as Laban'sLaban Sheep looked upon the peeled Rods in the Gutter; it maketh us more like …
With rule
… and Grace do always go together. It is such a looking upon Christ, as Laban'sLaban Sheep looked upon the peeled Rods in the Gutter; it maketh us more like …
Thomas Manton · Sermons Volume 2 · p. 362 · Open in the reader
Printed
… grow mouldy and rot away. 7. May breed Worms and Maggots. 8. May be ſtolen, as Laban'sLaban Gods, Gen. 31.30. and never found again. 9. May be thrown into the Mire, and trodden …
With rule
… grow mouldy and rot away. 7. May breed Worms and Maggots. 8. May be ſtolen, as Laban'sLaban Gods, Gen. 31.30. and never found again. 9. May be thrown into the Mire, and trodden …
Henry Pendlebury · Transubstantiation · p. 11 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Flock of Jacob, if there were one not ſpotted, it was none of his; Laban'sLaban were all white Cattle. The Lord had one Son only without Sin, not one …
With rule
… Flock of Jacob, if there were one not ſpotted, it was none of his; Laban'sLaban were all white Cattle. The Lord had one Son only without Sin, not one …
John Sheffeild · Discourse of Excuses · p. 186 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and hath his Eyes over them continually. Jacob's care by day and night over Laban'sLaban Flock, Gen. 31. 39, 40. is nothing if compared with Chriſt's over his. Chriſt neither ſleeps nor …
With rule
… and hath his Eyes over them continually. Jacob's care by day and night over Laban'sLaban Flock, Gen. 31. 39, 40. is nothing if compared with Chriſt's over his. Chriſt neither ſleeps nor …
James Wood · Shepherdy Spiritualized · p. 93 · Open in the reader
Printed
… The instance of Shepherds also hath a regard to what was the usage in Laban'sLaban time, when great men had others under them to look after their flocks, and …
With rule
… The instance of Shepherds also hath a regard to what was the usage in Laban'sLaban time, when great men had others under them to look after their flocks, and …
Thomas Goodwin · The Government of the Churches of Christ · p. 323 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Acceptance of which he teſtified to Jacob when he ſaid, after the giving him Laban'sLaban Cattle: I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedſt the Pillar, and Vowedſt …
With rule
… Acceptance of which he teſtified to Jacob when he ſaid, after the giving him Laban'sLaban Cattle: I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedſt the Pillar, and Vowedſt …
Thomas Beverley · A Disquisition Upon our Saviors Sanction of Tithes · p. 20 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (17)

6 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 11 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Cabinet of Choice Jewels A29686

Printed
… the better for that Chriſtians ſake that is of a publick ſpirit. All in Laban'sLaban family did fare the better for Jacob's ſake; and all in the City of …
With rule
… the better for that Chriſtians ſake that is of a publick ſpirit. All in Laban'sLaban family did fare the better for Jacob's ſake; and all in the City of …
Thomas Brooks · A Cabinet of Choice Jewels · Open in the reader

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

Printed
… Store;) it was ſuch a mighty and maſſy Stone, that the ſix hands of Laban'sLaban three Shepherds (who all muſt meet together for that matter) were jointly required to …
With rule
… Store;) it was ſuch a mighty and maſſy Stone, that the ſix hands of Laban'sLaban three Shepherds (who all muſt meet together for that matter) were jointly required to …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 299 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of Chriſt (which he had Redeemed) to be of much more value than all Laban'sLaban flock, Matth. 16.26. in the ſight of God, who would require an account thereof at …
With rule
… of Chriſt (which he had Redeemed) to be of much more value than all Laban'sLaban flock, Matth. 16.26. in the ſight of God, who would require an account thereof at …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 455 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Genesis A56630

Printed
He put his own Flocks by themſelves, and put them not to Laban'sLaban Cattle.] Which looks like a repetition of what was ſaid in the beginning of …
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He put his own Flocks by themſelves, and put them not to Laban'sLaban Cattle.] Which looks like a repetition of what was ſaid in the beginning of …
Simon Patrick · Commentary on Genesis · p. 432 · Open in the reader
Printed
Ver. 1. HE heard the words of Laban'sLaban Sons.] Who uttered ſuch diſcontented or threatning Speeches, as made him fear they would …
With rule
Ver. 1. HE heard the words of Laban'sLaban Sons.] Who uttered ſuch diſcontented or threatning Speeches, as made him fear they would …
Simon Patrick · Commentary on Genesis · p. 434 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

Printed
;;2. One which marryeth our Sister, or our wives Sister: thus was Isaac Laban'sLaban Brother, Gen. 24. 29. This is a Legal brother.
With rule
;;2. One which marryeth our Sister, or our wives Sister: thus was Isaac Laban'sLaban Brother, Gen. 24. 29. This is a Legal brother.
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 77 · Open in the reader