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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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Psalms 76:11
Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 76:11 · retained source text

Uowe, and pay vnto the LORD your God; let all that be round about him bring presents vnto him that ought to be feared.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to Feare.

Psalms 116:14
I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 116:14 · retained source text

I will pay my vowes vnto the LORD: now in the presence of all his people.

Psalms 116:18
I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 116:18 · retained source text

I will pay my vowes vnto the LORD: now in the presence of all his people:

Proverbs 19:17
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 19:17 · retained source text

Hee that hath pity vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the LORD; and that which he hath giuen, will he pay him againe.

1611 marginal noteOr, his deed.

1611 marginal noteMat. 10.42. and 25.40. 2.cor. 9.6. and 7.

Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 5:4 · retained source text

When thou vowest a vow vnto God, deferre not to pay it: for he hath no pleasure in fooles; pay that which thou hast vowed.

1611 marginal noteDeut.23.21.

1611 marginal notePsal.66.13,14.

Ecclesiastes 5:5
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 5:5 · retained source text

Better is it that thou shouldest not vowe, then that thou shouldest vowe and not pay.

Jonah 2:9
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jonah 2:9 · retained source text

But I wil sacrifice vnto thee with the voice of thanksgiuing, I will pay that that I haue vowed: saluation is of the LORD.

1611 marginal notePsal.50.14,23. and 116.7. hos. 14.2. heb. 13.5.

1611 marginal notePsal.3.9.

Matthew 17:24
¶ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 17:24 · retained source text

¶ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that receiued tribute money, came to Peter, and said, Doeth not your master pay tribute?

1611 marginal noteCalled in the originall Dadrachma, being in valew fifteene pence.

Matthew 18:25
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 18:25 · retained source text

But forasmuch as hee had not to pay, his lord commanded him to bee sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

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