International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Charge; Chargeable

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Charge; Chargeable


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charj, char´ja-b'l (from Latin carrus, “a wagon,” hence, “to lay or put a load on or in,” “to burden, or be a burden”):

Figurative: (1) of a special duty משׁמרת, mishmereth, “thing to be watched”), “the charge of Yahweh” (), the injunctions given in Ex 29; “the charge of the tabernacle” (); “the charge of the sons of Getshon” (); (2) of the burden of expense (כּבד, kābhēdh, “to be, or make heavy”; ἀδάπανος, adápanos, “without expense”), “lest we be chargeable unto thee” ( the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) “burdensome”); “The former governors ... were charge unto the people” ( margin “laid burdens upon”); “that ... I may make the gospel without charge” (; see CHARGES); (3) of oversight, care, custody, “Who gave him a charge over the earth?” (); “to have the charge of the gate” (); “charge of the vessels of service” (); “cause ye them that have charge (פקדּות, peḳuddōth, “inspectors”) over the city” (); “who had the charge of all her treasure” ( the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) “was over”); (4) of a command, injunction, requirement, “He gave him a charge” (); “His father charged the people with the oath” (); “Jesus strictly (m “sternly”) charged them” (); “I charge you by the Lord” ( the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) “adjure”); “having received such a charge” (, παραγγελία, paraggelı́a, “private or extra message”); “This charge I commit unto thee” (); (5) of blame, responsibility, reckoning, “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge” (); “nothing laid to his charge” (); “Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?” ().