KJV dictionary & concordance

pay

Meaning of “pay”

To discharge a debt or obligation; to render what is due, fulfill a promise, reward, or recompense.

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39 occurrences38 verses17 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 21:19

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2 Samuel 15:7

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¶ And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord, in Hebron.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Samuel 15:7 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe after fourtie yeeres, that Absalom said vnto the king, I pray thee, let mee goe and pay my vow which I haue vowed vnto the LORD in Hebron.

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Where “pay” appears

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Exodus6 occurrences
6 verses Numbers1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses Ezra1 occurrence
1 verse Esther2 occurrences
2 verses Job1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms6 occurrences
6 verses Proverbs2 occurrences
2 verses Ecclesiastes3 occurrences
2 verses Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew8 occurrences
8 verses Luke1 occurrence
1 verse Romans1 occurrence
1 verse

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Exodus 21:19 Exodus 22:17 2 Chronicles 8:8 Job 22:27 Psalms 116:14 Ecclesiastes 5:5 Matthew 18:29 Romans 13:6