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kwit: Same derivation as “quiet,†so that “to be quit†(, ; the King James Version) is “to be relieved of responsibility,â€ × ×§×”, naÌ„kÌ£aÌ„h, × ×§×™, naÌ„ḳı̄, “guiltless†(so the Revised Version (British and American) ). Hence, “to quit one's self†means “to be freed by discharging a duty.†The phrase in English Versions of the Bible, however, is a gloss for in it is used for ×”×™×”, haÌ„yaÌ„h, “to be,†while in ἀνδÏιÌζομαι, andrıÌzomai, means “to behave like a man.â€