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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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Acts 10:47
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
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1611 witness · Acts 10:47 · retained source text

Can any man forbid water, that these should not bee baptized, which haue receiued the holy Ghost, as well as wee?

Acts 24:23
And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
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1611 witness · Acts 24:23 · retained source text

And he commanded a Centurion to keepe Paul, and to let him haue libertie, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister, or come vnto him.

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