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gird

Meaning of “gird”

1. To fasten clothing or another object around the body. 2. By extension, to prepare or make ready for action.

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27 occurrences26 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 29:5

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2 Samuel 3:31
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¶ And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 3:31 · retained source text

¶ And Dauid said to Ioab, and to all the people that were with him, Rent your clothes, and girde you with sackecloth, and mourne before Abner. And king Dauid himselfe followed the biere.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bed.

Complete reference index — all 26 verses
Exodus 29:5Exodus 29:9Judges 3:161 Samuel 25:132 Samuel 3:312 Kings 4:292 Kings 9:1Job 38:3Job 40:7Psalms 45:3Isaiah 8:9Isaiah 15:3Isaiah 32:11Jeremiah 1:17Jeremiah 4:8Jeremiah 6:26Jeremiah 49:3Ezekiel 7:18Ezekiel 27:31Ezekiel 44:18Joel 1:13Luke 12:37Luke 17:8John 21:18Acts 12:81 Peter 1:13

Where “gird” appears

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Exodus2 occurrences
2 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings2 occurrences
2 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah4 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel3 occurrences
3 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
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