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forsake

Meaning of “forsake”

To leave, abandon, desert, reject, renounce, cease following, or withdraw from a person, place, way, command, duty, affection, or former course.

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58 occurrences57 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 4:31

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1 Kings 6:13
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 6:13 · retained source text

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

1 Kings 8:57
The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:57 · retained source text

The LORD our God be with vs, as he was with our fathers: let him not leaue vs, nor forsake vs:

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