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hearken

Meaning of “hearken”

1. To listen attentively or give heed. 2. To give regard, consent, or act in response.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:23

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Deuteronomy 18:19
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 18:19 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe, that whosoeuer will not hearken vnto my words, which hee shall speake in my name, I will require it of him.

Deuteronomy 21:18
¶ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 21:18 · retained source text

¶ If a man haue a stubborne and rebellious sonne, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that when they haue chastened him, wil not hearken vnto them:

Deuteronomy 23:5
Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 23:5 · retained source text

Neuerthelesse, the LORD thy God would not hearken vnto Balaam: but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing vnto thee, because the LORD thy God loued thee.

Deuteronomy 26:17
Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 26:17 · retained source text

Thou hast auouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walke in his wayes, and to keepe his Statutes, and his Commaundements, and his Iudgements, and to hearken vnto his voice.

Deuteronomy 27:9
¶ And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 27:9 · retained source text

¶ And Moses, and the Priestes the Leuites, spake vnto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken O Israel, this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 28:1
AND it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:1 · retained source text

¶ And it shall come to passe, if thou shalt hearken diligently vnto the voyce of the LORD thy God, to obserue and to doe all his Commandements which I command thee this day; that the LORD thy God will set thee on high aboue all nations of the earth.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26.3.

Deuteronomy 28:2
And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:2 · retained source text

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and ouertake thee, if thou shalt hearken vnto the voice of the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 28:13
And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:13 · retained source text

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the taile, and thou shalt be aboue onely, and thou shalt not be beneath: if that thou hearken vnto the Commandements of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to obserue, and to doe them:

Deuteronomy 28:15
¶ But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:15 · retained source text

¶ But it shal come to passe, if thou wilt not hearken vnto the voyce of the LORD thy God, to obserue to doe all his Commandements and his Statutes, which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come vpon thee, and ouertake thee.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26.14. lament. 2.17. mala. 2.2. baruc. 1.20.

Deuteronomy 30:10
If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 30:10 · retained source text

If thou shalt hearken vnto the voyce of the LORD thy God to keepe his Commandements, and his Statutes which are written in this booke of the Law, and if thou turne vnto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule.

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