If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
The 1611 reading
If I had called, and had answered me, yet would I not beleeue that he had hearkened vnto my voice:
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.
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First occurrence: Exodus 4:1
Complete exact-word concordance
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
If I had called, and had answered me, yet would I not beleeue that he had hearkened vnto my voice:
Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
Wilt thou beleeue him that hee will bring home thy seed? and gather it into thy barne?
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Historical English dictionary sources
To credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of something upon the declaration of another, or upon evidence. To have a firm persuasion of any thing. To believe in is to hold as the object of faith. To believe on is to trust, to place full confidence in, to rest upon with faith.