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require

Meaning of “require”

To ask, demand, call for, or hold someone accountable for what is due.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
29 occurrences27 verses14 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:5

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Genesis 9:5
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 9:5 · retained source text

And surely your blood of your liues will I require: at the hand of euery beast will I require it, & at the hand of man, at the hand of euery mans brother will I require the life of man.

Genesis 31:39
That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 31:39 · retained source text

That which was torne of beasts, I brought not vnto thee: I bare the losse of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stollen by day, or stollen by night.

1611 marginal noteExod. 22.12.

Genesis 43:9
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 43:9 · retained source text

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not vnto thee, and set him before thee, then let me beare the blame for euer.

1611 marginal noteChap. 44.32.

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