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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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Nehemiah 5:12
Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 5:12 · retained source text

Then said they, Wee will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we doe, as thou sayest. Then I called the Priests, and tooke an oath of them, that they should doe according to this promise.

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