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sware

Meaning of “sware”

Swore; made a solemn oath or declared with an oath.

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78 occurrences77 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 21:31

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1 Samuel 19:6
And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 19:6 · retained source text

And Saul hearkened vnto the voyce of Ionathan; and Saul sware, As the LORD liueth, he shall not be slaine.

1 Samuel 20:3
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 20:3 · retained source text

And Dauid sware moreouer, and said, Thy father certeinly knoweth that I haue found grace in thine eyes, and he sayth, Let not Ionathan know this, lest he be grieued: but truely, as the LORD liueth, and as thy soule liueth, there is but a step betweene me & death.

1 Samuel 24:22
And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 24:22 · retained source text

And Dauid sware vnto Saul, and Saul went home: but Dauid and his men gate them vp vnto the holde.

1 Samuel 28:10
And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 28:10 · retained source text

And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liueth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

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