en_tw/bible/other/reject/01.md

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reject

Definition:

To "reject" someone or something means to refuse to accept that person or thing.

  • The term "reject" can also mean to "refuse to believe in" something.
  • To reject God also means to refuse to obey him.
  • When the Israelites rejected Moses' leadership, it means that they were rebelling against his authority. They did not want to obey him.
  • The Israelites showed that they were rejecting God when they worshiped false gods.
  • The term "push away" is the literal meaning of this word. Other languages may have a similar expression that means to reject or refuse to believe someone or something.

Translation Suggestions

  • Depending on the context, the term "reject" could also be translated by "not accept" or "stop helping" or "refuse to obey" or "stop obeying."
  • In the expression "stone that the builders rejected," the term "rejected" could be translated as "refused to use" or "did not accept" or "threw away" or "got rid of as worthless."
  • In the context of people who rejected God's commandments, rejected could be translated as "refused to obey" his commands or "stubbornly chose to not accept" God's laws.

(See also: other/command · other/disobey · other/obey · other/stiffnecked)

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