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respect

Meaning of “respect”

Sense 1: Regard or consideration. Sense 2: Relation or reference. Sense 3: Honour. Sense 4: Partial favour. Sense 5: To show regard or honour to.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:4

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Genesis 4:4
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
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1611 witness · Genesis 4:4 · retained source text

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flocke, and of the fat thereof: and the LORD had respect vnto Abel, and to his offering.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sheep, or goates.

1611 marginal noteHeb.11.4

Genesis 4:5
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
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1611 witness · Genesis 4:5 · retained source text

But vnto Cain, and to his offring he had not respect: and Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Exodus 2:25
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
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1611 witness · Exodus 2:25 · retained source text

And God looked vpon the children of Israel, and God had respect vnto them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. knew.

Leviticus 19:15
¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 19:15 · retained source text

¶ Ye shall doe no vnrighteousnes in iudgement; thou shalt not respect the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie: but in righteousnesse shalt thou iudge thy neighbour.

1611 marginal noteExod. 23.3. deut. 1.17. and 16.16. prou. 24.23. iam. 2.9.

Leviticus 26:9
For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 26:9 · retained source text

For I wil haue respect vnto you, and make you fruitfull, and multiply you, & establish my couenant with you.

Numbers 16:15
And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
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1611 witness · Numbers 16:15 · retained source text

And Moses was very wroth, and said vnto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I haue not taken one asse from them, neither haue I hurt one of them.

1611 marginal noteGen. 4.4.

Deuteronomy 1:17
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:17 · retained source text

Ye shall not respect persons in iudgement, but you shall heare the small aswell as the great: you shall not bee afraid of the face of man, for the iudgment is Gods: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it vnto me, and I will heare it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. acknowledge faces.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 19.15. chap. 16.19. 1.sam. 16.7. pro. 24.23.

Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:19 · retained source text

Thou shalt not wrest iudgement, thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and peruert the wordes of the righteous.

1611 marginal noteOr, matters

1611 marginal noteExod. 23.8.

2 Samuel 14:14
For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:14 · retained source text

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot bee gathered vp againe: neither doeth God respect any person, yet doeth he deuise meanes, that his banished bee not expelled from him.

1611 marginal noteOr, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also deuised meanes, &c.

1 Kings 8:28
Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:28 · retained source text

Yet haue thou respect vnto the prayer of thy seruant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken vnto the crie and to the prayer, which thy seruant prayeth before thee to day:

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