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strove

Meaning of “strove”

Contended, struggled, or exerted oneself earnestly.

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13 occurrences12 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 26:20

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2 Samuel 14:6
And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:6 · retained source text

And thy handmayd had two sonnes, and they two stroue together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

1611 marginal noteHebr. no deliuerer betweene them.

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