Demand
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Demand [1]
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 .
