Certify
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ISBE 19158 verse references
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
ser'-ti-fi: Occurs in
(1) 2Sa 15:28 (haggidh, "to show," "announce," from naghadh);
(2) Ezr 4:14,16; 5:10; 7:24 (hodha`, "to make known," from yedha'; Aramaic for yadha`);
(3) Es 2:22 the King James Version ('amar, "to say," "tell," so the Revised Version (British and American)); and
(4) Ga 1:11 the King James Version gnorizo, "to make to know," so the Revised Version (British and American).
In the English Versions of the Bible, accordingly, the word has not the strong, specific sense of "to make certain," but only the broader sense of "to make to know." Compare Ps 39:5 (Prayer Book version), "that I may be certified how long I have to live."
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
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- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain