WHY, adv. L., for what. The original phrase is for what, for why.
1. For what cause or reason, interrogatively.
Turn ye, turn ye, for why will ye die? Jeremiah 27 .
2. For which reason or cause, relatively.
No ground of enmity, why he should mean me
3. For what reason or cause for which relatively.
Turn the discourse I have a reason why I would not have you speak so tenderly.
4. It is used sometimes emphatically, or rather as a expletive.
If her chill heart I cannot move, why, Ill enjoy the very love.
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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