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Definition and Usage:
In biblical terms, "recount" refers to the act of narrating or telling a account, often with the purpose of remembering and reflecting on God's deeds, laws, and the history of His people. It involves a deliberate act of recalling and sharing events, particularly those that demonstrate God's faithfulness, power, and intervention in the lives of individuals and the nation of Israel.

Biblical Context:
The concept of recounting is prevalent throughout the Bible, emphasizing the importance of remembering and declaring God's works and commandments. It serves as a means of teaching, preserving history, and encouraging faith among believers.

Old Testament References:
In the Old Testament, recounting is often associated with the retelling of God's mighty acts and the history of Israel. For example, in Psalm 9:14 , the psalmist declares, "that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation." Here, recounting is linked to praise and worship, as the psalmist commits to telling of God's salvation.

The book of Deuteronomy frequently emphasizes the importance of recounting God's laws and deeds to future generations. Deuteronomy 6:7 instructs, "And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." This passage underscores the role of recounting in the transmission of faith and obedience to God's commandments.

New Testament References:
In the New Testament, recounting continues to play a vital role in the life of the early church. The apostles and early Christians often recounted the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ as the foundation of their faith. Acts 1:8 records Jesus' command to His disciples: "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Here, recounting is integral to the mission of spreading the Gospel.

The Apostle Paul also emphasizes the importance of recounting the Gospel message. In 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 , he writes, "Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and in which you stand firm. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures." Paul's recounting of the Gospel serves as a reminder and affirmation of the core truths of Christianity.

Theological Significance:
Recounting is a vital practice for maintaining the continuity of faith and ensuring that the works and words of God are not forgotten. It serves as a tool for teaching, edification, and encouragement within the community of believers. By recounting God's deeds and the message of the Gospel, believers affirm their identity and mission in Christ, fostering a sense of unity and purpose.

Practical Application:
Believers are encouraged to recount God's faithfulness in their own lives and in the history of the church. This can be done through personal testimonies, teaching, and sharing the Gospel with others. Recounting serves as a reminder of God's presence and power, strengthening faith and inspiring hope in the promises of God.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To count or reckon again.

2. (n.) A counting again, as of votes.

3. (v.) To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of; to rehearse; to enumerate; as, to recount one's blessings.

Greek

1555. ekdiegeomai -- to tell in detail
... 1555 (from 1537 , " and " and 1334 , " declare") -- properly, recount, with the
person reporting declaring a full account (knowledge) of a matter and its ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5608. saphar -- to count, recount, relate
... 5607, 5608. saphar. 5609 . to count, recount, relate. Transliteration:
saphar Phonetic Spelling: (saw-far') Short Definition: tell. ...
/hebrew/5608.htm - 6k

8567. tanah -- perhaps recount, rehearse
... 8566, 8567. tanah. 8568 . perhaps recount, rehearse. Transliteration: tanah
Phonetic Spelling: (taw-naw') Short Definition: commemorate. Word Origin a prim ...
/hebrew/8567.htm - 6k

2142. zakar -- remember
... thought (1), well remember (1). burn incense, earnestly, be male, make mention
of, be mindful, recount. A primitive root; properly, to ...
/hebrew/2142.htm - 6k

6186a. arak -- to arrange or set in order
... in order (1), laid in order (1), lay (1), line (1), Marshalled (1), order (3), ordered
(1), prepare (2), prepared (2), present (1), ready (1), recount (1), set ...
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Library

The Adventures of Saint David of Wales.
... tournaments, engaging in many desperate battles, and performing innumerable heroic
deeds; which his faithful Squire took very great care to recount, nor did he ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter ten the adventures of.htm

Treats of the Sublime Favours God Bestows on Souls which have ...
... That would be a great mistake: God's immensity has no limits, neither have His
works; therefore, who can recount His mercies and His greatness? ...
/.../teresa/the interior castle or the mansions/chapter i treats of the 2.htm

Homily on Habib the Martyr, Composed by Mar Jacob.
... His love is fervid, glowing is his faith; His fire also burneth, and who is adequate
to recount his love? ... No man is able to recount his beauties divine. ...
/.../unknown/the decretals/ancient syriac documents homily on.htm

Which of the Gods Can the Romans Suppose Presided Over the ...
... But how is it possible to recount in one part of this book all the names of gods
or goddesses, which they could scarcely comprise in great volumes ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 8 which of the gods.htm

Of those Things which are Contained in Books Second and Third.
... then, that we would say something against those who attribute the calamities of
the Roman republic to our religion, and that we would recount the evils, as ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 2 of those things which.htm

The Law of Change, or Mutation, Universal.
... But it is no less irksome to recount sad details than (to recount) the vicissitudes
of kingdoms, (and to show) how frequent have been their mutations, from ...
/.../tertullian/on the pallium/chapter ii the law of change.htm

The Subsequent Wickedness of Licinius, and his Death.
... Why is it necessary to relate minutely and in detail all that was done by the hater
of God, and to recount how this most lawless man invented unlawful laws? ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter viii the subsequent wickedness of.htm

Travel. A Personal Experience.
... helpful resources of happiness and power, it seemed to us that we could no better
accomplish our purpose with respect to this subject than to recount our own ...
/.../ix travel a personal experience.htm

Psalm CXLV.
... Unlimited as it is, though "of Thy greatness there is no end," they shall not be
silent about it. How shall they recount it, if there is no end of it? ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxlv.htm

Demonstration viii. --Of the Resurrection of the Dead.
... the dead Thou workest wonderful things, and the mighty ones shall rise and make
confession unto Thee, and those that are in the tombs shall recount Thy grace. ...
/.../aphrahat select demonstrations/demonstration viii of the resurrection of.htm

Thesaurus

Recount (39 Occurrences)
... 3. (v.) To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the
particulars of; to rehearse; to enumerate; as, to recount one's blessings. ...
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Worthies (2 Occurrences)
... wur'-thiz ('addir, "majestic," "noble" (compare Judges 5:13, etc.)):In Nahum 2:5,
the King James Version "He shall recount his worthies" (margin "gallants ...
/w/worthies.htm - 7k

Recounted (12 Occurrences)

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Later (89 Occurrences)
... NIV). Psalms 48:13 Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places,
So that ye recount to a later generation, (YLT). Psalms ...
/l/later.htm - 31k

Records (50 Occurrences)

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Liftest (9 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV WBS). Psalms 50:16 And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee --
to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth? (YLT). ...
/l/liftest.htm - 8k

Waked (13 Occurrences)
... (Root in KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). Psalms 139:18 I recount them! than the sand
they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee. (YLT). ...
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Instability (1 Occurrence)
... Jeremiah 23:32 Lo, I 'am' against the prophets of false dreams, An affirmation of
Jehovah, And they recount them, and cause my people to err, By their ...
/i/instability.htm - 7k

Interpreteth (1 Occurrence)
... Genesis 41:12 And there 'is' with us a youth, a Hebrew, servant to the chief of
the executioners, and we recount to him, and he interpreteth to us our dreams ...
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Falsehoods (4 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Jeremiah 23:32 Lo, I 'am' against the prophets of false dreams, An affirmation
of Jehovah, And they recount them, and cause my people to err, By their ...
/f/falsehoods.htm - 7k

Resources

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Recount (39 Occurrences)

Genesis 40:8
And they say unto him, 'A dream we have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it;' and Joseph saith unto them, 'Are not interpretations with God? recount, I pray you, to me.'
(YLT)

Genesis 41:12
And there 'is' with us a youth, a Hebrew, servant to the chief of the executioners, and we recount to him, and he interpreteth to us our dreams, 'to' each according to his dream hath he interpreted,
(YLT)

Numbers 13:27
And they recount to him, and say, 'We came in unto the land whither thou hast sent us, and also it 'is' flowing with milk and honey -- and this 'is' its fruit;
(YLT)

Joshua 2:23
And the two men turn back, and come down from the hill, and pass over, and come in unto Joshua son of Nun, and recount to him all that hath come upon them;
(YLT)

Judges 5:11
Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse the righteous acts of Yahweh, Even the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. "Then the people of Yahweh went down to the gates.
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 11:5
and lo, Saul hath come after the herd out of the field, and Saul saith, 'What -- to the people, that they weep?' and they recount to him the words of the men of Jabesh.
(YLT)

1 Kings 13:11
And a certain aged prophet is dwelling in Beth-El, and his son cometh and recounteth to him all the deed that the man of God hath done to-day in Beth-El, the words that he hath spoken unto the king, -- yea, they recount them to their father.
(Root in YLT)

2 Kings 8:4
And the king is speaking unto Gehazi, servant of the man of God, saying, 'Recount, I pray thee, to me, the whole of the great things that Elisha hath done.'
(YLT)

Job 12:8
Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:
(YLT)

Psalms 9:1
{To the chief Musician. Upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.} I will praise Jehovah with my whole heart; I will recount all thy marvellous works.
(DBY YLT)

Psalms 9:14
So that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on Thy salvation.
(YLT RSV)

Psalms 26:7
To sound with a voice of confession, And to recount all Thy wonders.
(YLT)

Psalms 40:5
Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can't be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
(See NIV)

Psalms 48:13
Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,
(YLT)

Psalms 50:16
And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee -- to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth?
(YLT)

Psalms 59:12
The sin of their mouth 'is' a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.
(YLT)

Psalms 64:5
They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'
(YLT)

Psalms 66:16
Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.
(YLT)

Psalms 69:26
For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.
(YLT)

Psalms 73:15
If I have said, 'I recount thus,' Lo, a generation of Thy sons I have deceived.
(YLT)

Psalms 73:28
And I -- nearness of God to me 'is' good, I have placed in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, To recount all Thy works!
(YLT)

Psalms 75:1
To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A Psalm of Asaph. -- A Song. We have given thanks to Thee, O God, We have given thanks, and near 'is' Thy name, They have recounted Thy wonders.
(Root in YLT RSV)

Psalms 78:6
So that a later generation doth know, Sons who are born, do rise and recount to their sons,
(YLT)

Psalms 79:13
And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!
(YLT RSV NIV)

Psalms 87:6
Jehovah doth recount in the describing of the peoples, 'This 'one' was born there.' Selah.
(YLT)

Psalms 107:22
And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
(YLT)

Psalms 118:17
I do not die, but live, And recount the works of Jah,
(YLT RSV)

Psalms 119:13
With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
(Root in YLT NIV)

Psalms 139:18
I recount them! than the sand they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee.
(YLT)

Psalms 145:6
And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.
(YLT)

Isaiah 43:21
This people I have formed for Myself, My praise they recount.
(YLT)

Isaiah 44:7
If there is one like me, let him come forward and say it, let him make it clear and put it in order before me: who has made clear in the past the things to come? let him make clear the future to me.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 63:7
I will give news of the mercies of the Lord, and his great acts, even all the things the Lord has done for us, in his great grace to the house of Israel; even all he has done for us in his unnumbered mercies.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 23:27
Who are devising to cause My people To forget My name by their dreams, That they recount each to his neighbour, As their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet with whom 'is' a dream, Let him recount the dream, And he with whom 'is' My word, Let him truly speak My word. What -- to the straw with the corn? An affirmation of Jehovah.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 23:32
Lo, I 'am' against the prophets of false dreams, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they recount them, and cause my people to err, By their falsehoods, and by their instability, And I -- I have not sent them, Nor have I commanded them, And they are not at all profitable to this people, An affirmation of Jehovah.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 51:10
Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousnesses, Come, and we recount in Zion the work of Jehovah our God.
(YLT NAS)

Ezekiel 12:16
and I have left of them, a few in number, from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence, so that they recount all their abominations among the nations whither they have come, and they have known that I 'am' Jehovah.'
(YLT)

Nahum 2:5
He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
(KJV WBS)

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