SIFT,
1. To separate by a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse as, to sift meal to sift powder to sift sand or lime.
2. To separate to part.
3. To examine minutely or critically to scrutinize. Let the principles of the party be thoroughly sifted. We have sifted your objections.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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