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be

Concordance for “be”

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7,012 occurrences5,492 verses66 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:3

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Genesis 1:3
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 1:3 · retained source text

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

1611 marginal note2.Cor. 4.6.

Genesis 1:6
¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 1:6 · retained source text

¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters: and let it diuide the waters from the waters.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Expansion.

1611 marginal notePsal. 136.5. ier. 10.12 and 51.15.

Genesis 1:9
¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 1:9 · retained source text

¶ And God said, Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered together vnto one place, and let the dry land appeare: and it was so.

1611 marginal notePsal. 33.7. and 136.5. iob. 38.8.

Genesis 1:14
¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 1:14 · retained source text

¶ And God said, Let there bee lights in the firmament of the heauen, to diuide the day from the night: and let them be for signes and for seasons, and for dayes and yeeres.

1611 marginal noteHebr. betweene the day and betweene the night.

1611 marginal noteDeu. 4.19 psal. 136.7.

Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 1:22 · retained source text

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitfull, and multiply, and fill the waters in the Seas, and let foule multiply in the earth.

1611 marginal noteChap. 8.17. and 9.1.

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 1:28 · retained source text

And God blessed them, and God said vnto them, Be fruitfull, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer euery liuing thing that mooueth vpon the earth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. creepeth.

1611 marginal noteChap. 9.1.

Genesis 1:29
¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 1:29 · retained source text

¶ And God said, Behold, I haue giuen you euery herbe bearing seede, which is vpon the face of all the earth, and euery tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yeelding seed, to you it shall be for meat:

1611 marginal noteHebr. feeding seed.

1611 marginal noteChap. 9.3.

Genesis 2:18
¶ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 2:18 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an helpe meet for him.

1611 marginal noteHebr. as before him.

1611 marginal noteEcclus. 17.5.

Genesis 2:23
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 2:23 · retained source text

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shalbe called woman, because shee was taken out of man.

1611 marginal note1.Corin. 11.8.

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Genesis257 occurrences
209 verses
Exodus335 occurrences
254 verses
Leviticus528 occurrences
376 verses
Numbers283 occurrences
222 verses
Deuteronomy273 occurrences
222 verses
Joshua78 occurrences
58 verses
Judges82 occurrences
64 verses
Ruth22 occurrences
20 verses
1 Samuel137 occurrences
113 verses
2 Samuel127 occurrences
101 verses
1 Kings94 occurrences
75 verses
2 Kings82 occurrences
69 verses
1 Chronicles83 occurrences
54 verses
2 Chronicles95 occurrences
75 verses
Ezra41 occurrences
30 verses
Nehemiah34 occurrences
28 verses
Esther44 occurrences
30 verses
Job166 occurrences
137 verses
Psalms419 occurrences
350 verses
Proverbs188 occurrences
160 verses
Ecclesiastes73 occurrences
53 verses
Song of Solomon11 occurrences
10 verses
Isaiah550 occurrences
401 verses
Jeremiah385 occurrences
289 verses
Lamentations14 occurrences
11 verses
Ezekiel414 occurrences
303 verses
Daniel124 occurrences
90 verses
Hosea54 occurrences
42 verses
Joel23 occurrences
20 verses
Amos32 occurrences
25 verses
Obadiah10 occurrences
7 verses
Jonah11 occurrences
10 verses
Micah38 occurrences
27 verses
Nahum18 occurrences
11 verses
Habakkuk12 occurrences
8 verses
Zephaniah23 occurrences
18 verses
Haggai9 occurrences
6 verses
Zechariah108 occurrences
75 verses
Malachi18 occurrences
14 verses
Matthew264 occurrences
211 verses
Mark123 occurrences
92 verses
Luke252 occurrences
202 verses
John99 occurrences
90 verses
Acts124 occurrences
109 verses
Romans128 occurrences
103 verses
1 Corinthians132 occurrences
109 verses
2 Corinthians94 occurrences
73 verses
Galatians47 occurrences
42 verses
Ephesians37 occurrences
35 verses
Philippians38 occurrences
29 verses
Colossians16 occurrences
16 verses
1 Thessalonians19 occurrences
18 verses
2 Thessalonians21 occurrences
19 verses
1 Timothy32 occurrences
31 verses
2 Timothy24 occurrences
22 verses
Titus23 occurrences
20 verses
Philemon4 occurrences
4 verses
Hebrews53 occurrences
46 verses
James27 occurrences
26 verses
1 Peter48 occurrences
38 verses
2 Peter23 occurrences
19 verses
1 John8 occurrences
7 verses
2 John3 occurrences
3 verses
3 John3 occurrences
3 verses
Jude4 occurrences
4 verses
Revelation71 occurrences
54 verses