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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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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 4:31

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Acts 21:21

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And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

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1611 witness · Acts 21:21 · retained source text

And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Iewes which are among the Gentiles, to forsake Moses, saying, that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walke after the customes.

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Deuteronomy 4:31 Deuteronomy 31:17 1 Kings 8:57 Psalm 37:8 Proverbs 4:2-6 Jeremiah 51:9 Hebrews 13:5 Psalms 37:8 Proverbs 4:2 Proverbs 4:5 Proverbs 4:4 Proverbs 4:6 Joshua 24:16 1 Chronicles 28:20 Psalms 27:10 Psalms 119:53 Proverbs 27:10 Jeremiah 23:33