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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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dē̇ -mand ´: The peremptory, imperative sense is absent from this word in its occurrences in the King James Version, where it means no more than "ask," "inquire" (compare French, demander ) one or the other of which the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes in 2 Samuel 11:7; Matthew 2:4; Luke 3:14; Luke 17:20; Acts 21:33 . the Revised Version (British and American) retains "demand" in Exodus 5:14; Job 38:3; Job 40:7; Job 42:4; Daniel 2:27; and inserts it (the King James Version "require") in Nehemiah 5:18 .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Demand'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​d/demand.html. 1915.
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