Strong's Concordance H3985

Original Word: מָאֵן
Transliteration: mâʼên
Phonetic Spelling: maw-ane'
a primitive root; to refuse; refuse, × utterly.

Usages throughout the bible

Genesis 37:35 - And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused H3985 to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

Genesis 39:8 - But he refused, H3985 and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

Genesis 48:19 - And his father refused, H3985 and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

Exodus 4:23 - And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse H3985 to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

Exodus 7:14 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth H3985 to let the people go.

Exodus 10:3 - And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse H3985 to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 16:28 - And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse H3985 ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Exodus 22:17 - If her father utterly H3985 refuse H3985 to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

Numbers 20:21 - Thus Edom refused H3985 to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

Numbers 22:13 - And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth H3985 to give me leave to go with you.

Numbers 22:14 - And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth H3985 to come with us.

Deuteronomy 25:7 - And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth H3985 to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.

1 Samuel 8:19 - Nevertheless the people refused H3985 to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

1 Samuel 28:23 - But he refused, H3985 and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

2 Samuel 2:23 - Howbeit he refused H3985 to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

2 Samuel 13:9 - And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused H3985 to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.

1 Kings 20:35 - And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused H3985 to smite him.

1 Kings 21:15 - And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused H3985 to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.

2 Kings 5:16 - But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. H3985

Nehemiah 9:17 - And refused H3985 to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

Esther 1:12 - But the queen Vashti refused H3985 to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

Job 6:7 - The things that my soul refused H3985 to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

Psalms 77:2 - In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused H3985 to be comforted.

Psalms 78:10 - They kept not the covenant of God, and refused H3985 to walk in his law;

Proverbs 1:24 - Because I have called, and ye refused; H3985 I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

Proverbs 21:7 - The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse H3985 to do judgment.

Proverbs 21:25 - The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse H3985 to labour.

Isaiah 1:20 - But if ye refuse H3985 and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Jeremiah 3:3 - Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst H3985 to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 5:3 - O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused H3985 to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused H3985 to return.

Jeremiah 8:5 - Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse H3985 to return.

Jeremiah 9:6 - Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse H3985 to know me, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 11:10 - They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused H3985 to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

Jeremiah 15:18 - Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth H3985 to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?

Jeremiah 25:28 - And it shall be, if they refuse H3985 to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.

Jeremiah 31:15 - Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused H3985 to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

Jeremiah 50:33 - Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused H3985 to let them go.

Hosea 11:5 - He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused H3985 to return.

Zechariah 7:11 - But they refused H3985 to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.