Occurrences
Shᵉbûwʻâh occurs 30 times in 29 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Numbers (4), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (3), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (2), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1), Daniel (1), Habakkuk (1), Zechariah (1)
- Genesis 24:8 — And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath (מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖י): only bring not my son thither again.
- Genesis 26:3 — Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath (הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔ה) which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
- Exodus 22:11 — Then shall an oath (שְׁבֻעַ֣ת) of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.
- Leviticus 5:4 — Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath (בִּשְׁבֻעָ֖ה), and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
- Numbers 5:21 — Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath (בִּשְׁבֻעַ֣ת) of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;
- Numbers 5:21 — Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath (וְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖ה) among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;
- Numbers 30:2 — If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath (שְׁבֻעָה֙) to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
- Numbers 30:10 — And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath (בִּשְׁבֻעָֽה);
- Numbers 30:13 — Every vow, and every binding oath (שְׁבֻעַ֥ת) to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
- Deuteronomy 7:8 — But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath (הַשְּׁבֻעָה֙) which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
- Joshua 2:17 — And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath (מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְ) which thou hast made us swear.
- Joshua 2:20 — And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath (מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְ) which thou hast made us to swear.
- Joshua 9:20 — This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath (הַשְּׁבוּעָ֖ה) which we sware unto them.
- Judges 21:5 — And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath (הַשְּׁבוּעָ֨ה) concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
- 1 Samuel 14:26 — And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath (הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה).
- 2 Samuel 21:7 — But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath (שְׁבֻעַ֤ת) that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
- 1 Kings 2:43 — Why then hast thou not kept the oath (שְׁבֻעַ֣ת) of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
- 1 Chronicles 16:16 — Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath (וּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹ) unto Isaac;
- 2 Chronicles 15:15 — And all Judah rejoiced at the oath (הַשְּׁבוּעָ֗ה): for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
- Nehemiah 6:18 — For there were many in Judah sworn (שְׁבוּעָה֙) unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
- Nehemiah 10:29 — They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath (וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה), to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
- Psalms 105:9 — Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath (וּשְׁב֖וּעָת֣וֹ) unto Isaac;
- Ecclesiastes 8:2 — I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath (שְׁבוּעַ֥ת) of God.
- Ecclesiastes 9:2 — All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath (שְׁבוּעָ֥ה).
- Isaiah 65:15 — And ye shall leave your name for a curse (לִשְׁבוּעָה֙) unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
- Jeremiah 11:5 — That I may perform the oath (הַשְּׁבוּעָ֜ה) which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
- Ezekiel 21:23 — And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths (שְׁבֻע֖וֹת): but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
- Daniel 9:11 — Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath (וְהַשְּׁבֻעָ֗ה) that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.
- Habakkuk 3:9 — Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths (שְׁבֻע֥וֹת) of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
- Zechariah 8:17 — And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath (וּשְׁבֻ֥עַת): for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.