'Pay' in the Bible
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all of the evil which we did to him."
Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor therein; and don't let them pay any attention to lying words."
and he said, "If you will diligently listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you."
if he rises again and walks around with his staff, then he who struck him shall be cleared: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for his healing until he is thoroughly healed.
Or if it is known that the bull was in the habit of goring in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay bull for bull, and the dead animal shall be his own.
"If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.
"If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double.
For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says, 'This is mine,' the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.
"If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Don't provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him.
When you shall vow a vow to Yahweh your God, you shall not be slack to pay it: for Yahweh your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.
It happened at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to Yahweh, in Hebron.
As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, 'Guard this man! If by any means he be missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'
Then she came and told the man of God. He said, "Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest."
Be it known now to the king that if this city is built, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings.
All the king's servants who were in the king's gate bowed down, and paid homage to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai didn't bow down or pay him homage.
When Haman saw that Mordecai didn't bow down, nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath.
If it pleases the king, let it be written that they be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king's business, to bring it into the king's treasuries."
Mordecai told him of all that had happened to him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the destruction of the Jews.
You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows.
because they turned aside from following him, and wouldn't pay attention to any of his ways,
Of you comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.
Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.
Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.
Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh. A Song. A Psalm by David.
I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people.
I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people,
Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:
Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
If you don't have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:
When you vow a vow to God, don't defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.
It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
in that you build your vaulted place at the head of every way, and make your lofty place in every street, and have not been as a prostitute, in that you scorn pay.
But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh."
When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, "Doesn't your teacher pay the didrachma?"
But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
"But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'
He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.
His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him.
When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.'
Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don't defer to anyone; for you aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
When they couldn't pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?"
He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, don't call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God's service, attending continually on this very thing.
who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith --
Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.
and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" and you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;"