Translation | Verse | Text |
Strong Concordance | 2Ch 10:9 | And he said [0559] unto them, What advice [03289] give ye that we may return [07725] answer [01697] to this people [05971], which have spoken [01696] to me, saying [0559], Ease [07043] somewhat the yoke [05923] that thy father [01] did put [05414] upon us? |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
ANSWER | Besides the common use of this word in the sense of to reply, it is very often used in the bible, following the Hebrew and Greek idioms, in the sense of to speak; meaning simply that one begins or resumes his discourse, Zec 3:4; 6:4; Mt 11:25; 12:38; Lu 7:40. It also means, to sing in choruses or responses, 1Sa 18:7; and to give account of one's self in judgment, Ge 30:33; Job 9:3. |