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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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Jeremiah 38:16
So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 38:16 · retained source text

So the king sware secretly vnto Ieremiah, saying, As the LORD liueth that made vs this soule, I wil not put thee to death, neither will I giue thee into the hand of these men that seeke thy life.

Jeremiah 40:9
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 40:9 · retained source text

And Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam the sonne of Shaphan, sware vnto them and to their men, saying, Feare not to serue the Caldeans: dwell in the land and serue the king of Babylon, and it shalbe well with you.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to stand before. And so verse.10.

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