Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 13:8 · retained source text
Will ye accept his person? Will yee contend for God?
KJV dictionary & concordance
accept
Meaning of “accept”
Sense 1: To receive or consent to what is offered; to approve. Sense 2: To regard with favour or partiality.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
25 occurrences25 verses14 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Genesis 32:20
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Every verse containing “accept”
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 13:10 · retained source text
He will surely reprooue you, if yee doe secretly accept persons.
Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 32:21 · retained source text
Let me not, I pray you, accept any mans person: neither let me giue flattering titles vnto man.
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 42:8 · retained source text
Therefore take vnto you now seuen bullocks, and seuen rammes, and goe to my seruant Iob, and offer vp for your selues a burnt offring, and my seruant Iob shal pray for you, for him wil I accept: lest I deale with you after your folly, in that ye haue not spoken of mee the thing which is right, like my seruant Iob.
1611 marginal noteHeb. his face or person.
Complete reference index — all 25 verses
Genesis 32:20Exodus 22:11Leviticus 26:41Leviticus 26:43Deuteronomy 33:111 Samuel 26:192 Samuel 24:23Job 13:8Job 13:10Job 32:21Job 42:8Psalms 20:3Psalms 82:2Psalms 119:108Proverbs 18:5Jeremiah 14:10Jeremiah 14:12Ezekiel 20:40Ezekiel 20:41Ezekiel 43:27Amos 5:22Malachi 1:8Malachi 1:10Malachi 1:13Acts 24:3
Where “accept” appears
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Genesis1 occurrence
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1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
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1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel3 occurrences
3 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi3 occurrences
3 versesActs1 occurrence
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1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel3 occurrences
3 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi3 occurrences
3 versesActs1 occurrence
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To take or receive what is offered, with a consenting mind; to receive with approbation or favor. To regard with partiality; to value or esteem. To consent or agree to; to receive as terms of a contract.