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# reject, rejects, rejected, rejecting, rejection, set ... aside, sets ... aside, refuse, refused, stay away from, despised, despise, despises, tossed aside, scorn, scorns, denies, denied, deny
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## Definition:
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To "reject" someone or something means to refuse to accept that person or thing.
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* The term "reject" can also mean to "refuse to believe in" something.
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* To reject God also means to refuse to obey him.
* When the Israelites rejected Moses's leadership, it means that they were rebelling against his authority. They did not want to obey him.
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* 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.
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* One can reject something by pushing oneself away or "staying away" from it.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* 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.
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(See also: [command](../kt/command.md), [disobey](../other/disobey.md), [obey](../other/obey.md), [stiff-necked](../other/stiffnecked.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Galatians 04:12-14](rc://en/tn/help/gal/04/12)
* [Hosea 04:6-7](rc://en/tn/help/hos/04/06)
* [Isaiah 41:09](rc://en/tn/help/isa/41/09)
* [John 12:48-50](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/12/48)
* [Mark 07:09](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/07/09)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H936, H937, H947, H959, H2151, H2186, H2310, H2778, H3988, H5006, H5034, H5186, H5203, H5307, H5541, H5800, G114, G483, G550, G579, G580, G581, G593, G683, G720, G1609, G1848, G3868
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