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adjured

Meaning of “adjured”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of adjure, meaning to charge or bind solemnly, especially under oath.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Joshua 6:26

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Every verse containing “adjured”

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Joshua 6:26
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¶ And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 6:26 · retained source text

¶ And Ioshua adiured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth vp and buildeth this city Iericho: he shall lay the foundation therof in his first borne, and in his yongest sonne shall hee set vp the gates of it.

1611 marginal note1.King. 16.34.

1 Samuel 14:24
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¶ And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 14:24 · retained source text

¶ And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adiured the people, saying, Cursed bee the man that eateth any foode vntill euening, that I may be auenged on mine enemies: so none of the people tasted any food.

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Webster 1828

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Charged on oath, or with a denunciation of God's wrath; solemnly urged.

volume 1, leaf 126, column 2 (main_dictionary)