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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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Joshua 1:5
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 1:5 · retained source text

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the dayes of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not faile thee, nor forsake thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 13.6.

Joshua 24:20
If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
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1611 witness · Joshua 24:20 · retained source text

If yee forsake the LORD, and serue strange gods, then he will turne, and doe you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

1611 marginal noteChap. 23.15.

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