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“afore” in the Bible

This word is used 7 times in the King James Version. It means before or beforehand.

And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him —2 Kings 20:4 KJV excerpt

Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures —Romans 1:2 KJV excerpt

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up —Psalms 129:6 KJV

…afore he that was escaped came… —Ezekiel 33:22 KJV excerpt

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