- as thou livest:
- "And the kingª said,ª° [Is not] the handª of Joabª with¹ thee in all¹ this?¹ And the womanª answeredª° and said,ª° [As] thy soulª liveth,ª my lordª the king,ª none² can² turn¹¹ to the right¹ hand²° or to the leftª° from ought¹¹ that¹ my lordª the kingª hath spoken:ª° for¹ thy servantª Joab,ª he¹ badeª° me, and he¹ putª°¹ all¹ these¹ wordsª in the mouthª of thine handmaid:ª" {2Sm 14:19} + "And she said,ª° Ohª my lord,ª [as] thy soulª liveth,ª my lord,ª I¹ [am] the womanª that stoodª° by¹ thee here,¹ prayingª° unto¹ the LORD.ª" {1Sm 1:26} + "And when Saulª sawª°¹ Davidª go forthª° againstª° the Philistine,ª he saidª° unto¹ Abner,ª the captainª of the host,ª Abner,ª whose¹ sonª [is] this¹ youth?ª And Abnerª said,ª° [As] thy soulª liveth,ª O king,ª I cannotª tell.ª°" {1Sm 17:55} + "And Davidª swareª° moreover,¹ and said,ª° Thy fatherª certainly²° knowethª° that¹ I have foundª° graceª in thine eyes;ª and he saith,ª° Let not¹ Jonathanª knowª° this,¹ lest¹ he be grieved:ª° but trulyª [as] the LORDª liveth,ª and [as] thy soulª liveth,ª [there¹ is] but a stepª between¹ me and death.ª" {1Sm 20:3} + "Now¹ therefore, my lord,ª [as] the LORDª liveth,ª and [as] thy soulª liveth,ª seeing¹ the LORDª hath withholdenª° thee from comingª°¹ to [shed] blood,ª and from avengingª° thyself with thine own hand,ª now¹ let thine enemies,ª° and they that seekª° evilª to¹ my lord,ª be¹ as Nabal.ª" {1Sm 25:26}
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