KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Came or approached, especially in “drew near,” “drew nigh,” or “drew on.” 2. Pulled, dragged, led, or caused to move toward, along, away, or out. 3. Took or brought something out or up, as water, a sword, staves, or a shoe. 4. Bent a bow by pulling its string.
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First occurrence: Genesis 18:23
Complete exact-word concordance
And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.
And the LORD smote Beniamin before Israel, and the children of Israel destroyed of the Beniamites that day, twentie and fiue thousand, and an hundred men; all these drew the sword.
And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed vpon Gibeah, and the liers in wait drew themselues along, and smote all the citie with the edge of the sword.
1611 marginal noteOr, made a long sound with the trumpet.
So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.
So that all which fell that day of Beniamin, were twentie and fiue thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.
Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Therfore the kinseman said vnto Boaz, Buy it for thee: so he drew off his shooe.
And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and powred it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We haue sinned against the LORD. And Samuel iudged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
And as Samuel was offering vp the burnt offering, the Philistines drewe neere to battell against Israel: but the LORD thundred with a great thunder on that day vpon the Philistines, and discomfited them, and they were smitten before Israel.
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
Then Saul drew neere to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the Seers house is.
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
And the Philistine drewe neere, morning and euening, and presented himselfe forty dayes.
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
And hee tooke his staffe in his hand, and chose him fiue smoothe stones out of the brooke, and put them in a shepheards bag which he had, euen in a scrip, and his sling was in his hande, and he drew neere to the Philistine.
1611 marginal noteOr, valley.
1611 marginal noteHeb. vessell.
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
And the Philistine came on and drew neere vnto Dauid, and the man that bare the shield, went before him.
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