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forbid

Meaning of “forbid”

To command that something not be done; to prohibit or hinder.

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37 occurrences37 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 44:7

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1 Chronicles 11:19
And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 11:19 · retained source text

And said, My God forbid it mee, that I should doe this thing. Shall I drinke the blood of these men, that haue put their liues in ieopardie? for with the ieopardie of their liues, they brought it: therfore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with their liues?

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