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wist

Meaning of “wist”

Knew; was aware.

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13 occurrences13 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 16:15

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Joshua 2:4
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
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1611 witness · Joshua 2:4 · retained source text

And the woman tooke the two men, and hid them, & said thus: There came men vnto mee, but I wist not whence they were:

Joshua 8:14
¶ And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
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¶ And it came to passe when the King of Ai saw it, that they hasted, and rose vp early, and the men of the citie went out against Israel to battell, hee, and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plaine, but hee wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.

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