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exaction

Meaning of “exaction”

The act of demanding or exacting payment by authority or force.

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First occurrence: Nehemiah 10:31

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Nehemiah 10:31
And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nehemiah 10:31 · retained source text

And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the Sabbath day, to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the Sabbath, or on the holyday, and that wee would leaue the seuenth yeere, and the exaction of euerie debt.

1611 marginal noteHeb. euery hand.

1611 marginal noteExod. 20.10. leui. 23.3. deut. 5.12. nehem. 13.23.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 15.2. leuit. 25.4.

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