Genesis 15:13
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
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Surety
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Hebrews 7:22
By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
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5 occurrences in 5 verses.
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עָרַב
ʻârab · aw-rab'
8 times translated as this KJV form22 total Strong's occurrences
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
Strong's KJV usage: engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 43:9Strong's last: Proverbs 27:13
Open full H6148 profile →ἀληθῶς
alēthōs · al-ay-thoce'
1 times translated as this KJV form21 total Strong's occurrences
truly
Strong's KJV usage: :--indeed, surely, of a surety, truly, of a (in) truth, verily, very.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 12:11Strong's last: Acts 12:11
Open full G230 profile →ἔγγυος
éngyos · eng'-goo-os
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
pledged (as if articulated by a member), i.e. a bondsman
Strong's KJV usage: :--surety.
Strong's first: Hebrews 7:22Strong's last: Hebrews 7:22
Open full G1450 profile →אַךְ
ʼak · ak
1 times translated as this KJV form22 total Strong's occurrences
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
Strong's KJV usage: also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, wherefore, yet (but).
Strong's first: Genesis 26:9Strong's last: Genesis 26:9
Open full H389 profile →אֻמְנָם
ʼumnâm · oom-nawm'
1 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
Strong's KJV usage: in (very) deed; of a surety.
Strong's first: Genesis 18:13Strong's last: Genesis 18:13
Open full H552 profile →יָדַע
yâdaʻ · yaw-dah'
1 times translated as this KJV form941 total Strong's occurrences
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
Strong's KJV usage: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, × could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, be learned, lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, × prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), × will be, wist, wit, wot.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 15:13Strong's last: Genesis 15:13
Open full H3045 profile →עֲרֻבָּה
ʻărubbâh · ar-oob-baw'
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
something given as security, i.e. (literally) a token (of safety) or (metaphorically) a bondsman
Strong's KJV usage: pledge, surety.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 17:18Strong's last: Proverbs 17:18
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H3045
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
H552
And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
H389
And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
H6148
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
H6148
For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
H6148
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
H6148
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
H6148
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
H6148
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
H6161
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
H6148
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
H6148
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
G230
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
G1450
By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
English meaning and historical usage.
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surety
SU'RETY, noun Certainty; indubitableness.
Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs-- Genesis 15:13.
1. Security; safety.
Yet for the more surety they looked round about.
2. Foundation of stability; support.
We our state
Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds;
On other surety none.
3. Evidence; ratification; confirmation.
She call'd the saints to surety
That she would never put it from her finger,
Unless she gave it to yourself.
4. Security against loss or damage; security for payment.
There remains unpaid
A hundred thousand more, in surety of the which
One part of Aquitain is bound to us.
5. In law, one that is bound with and for another; one who enters into a bond or recognizance to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt or for the performance of some act, and who, in case of the principal debtor's failure, is compellable to pay the debt or damages; a bondsman; a bail.
He that is surety for a stranger, shall smart for it. Proverbs 11:15.
Thy servant became surety for the lad to my father. Genesis 44:32.
6. In Scripture, Christ is called 'the surety of a better testament.' Hebrews 7:22. He undertook to make atonement for the sins of men, and thus prepare the way to deliver them from the punishment to which they had rendered themselves liable.
7. A hostage.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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