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establish

Meaning of “establish”

To make firm, confirm, appoint, or cause to stand.

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KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604
44 occurrences43 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:18

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Genesis 6:18
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 6:18 · retained source text

But with thee wil I establish my Couenant: and thou shalt come into the Arke, thou, and thy sonnes, and thy wife, and thy sonnes wiues with thee.

Genesis 9:9
And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 9:9 · retained source text

And I, behold, I establish my couenant with you, and with your seede after you:

Genesis 9:11
And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 9:11 · retained source text

And I wil establish my couenant with you, neither shal all flesh be cut off any more, by the waters of a flood, neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

1611 marginal noteEsa. 54.9.

Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 17:7 · retained source text

And I will establish my couenant betweene me and thee, and thy seede after thee, in their generations for an euerlasting couenant, to bee a God vnto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Genesis 17:19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 17:19 · retained source text

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall beare thee a sonne in deede, and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my couenant with him, for an euerlasting couenant, and with his seed after him.

1611 marginal noteChap. 18.10. and 21.2.

Genesis 17:21
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 17:21 · retained source text

But my couenant wil I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall beare vnto thee, at this set time, in the next yeere.

Leviticus 26:9
For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 26:9 · retained source text

For I wil haue respect vnto you, and make you fruitfull, and multiply you, & establish my couenant with you.

Numbers 30:13
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 30:13 · retained source text

Euery vow, and euery binding othe to afflict the soule, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it voyd.

Deuteronomy 8:18
But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 8:18 · retained source text

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giueth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his Couenant, which he sware vnto thy fathers, as it is this day.

Deuteronomy 28:9
The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:9 · retained source text

The LORD shall establish thee an holy people vnto himselfe, as hee hath sworne vnto thee, if thou shalt keepe the Commaundements of the LORD thy God, and walke in his wayes.

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