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before

Meaning of “before”

Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:5

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Exodus 10:10
And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 10:10 · retained source text

And he said vnto them; Let the LORD bee so with you, as I will let you goe, and your litle ones. Looke to it, for euill is before you.

Exodus 10:14
And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 10:14 · retained source text

And the locusts went vp ouer all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grieuous were they: before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

Exodus 11:10
And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 11:10 · retained source text

And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaohs heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel goe out of his land.

Exodus 12:34
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 12:34 · retained source text

And the people tooke their dough before it was leauened, their kneading troughes beeing bound vp in their clothes vpon their shoulders.

1611 marginal noteOr, dough.

Exodus 13:21
And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 13:21 · retained source text

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to giue them light to goe by day and night.

1611 marginal noteNum. 14.14. deut. 1.33. psal. 78.14. 1.cor. 10.1.

Exodus 13:22
He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 13:22 · retained source text

He tooke not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

1611 marginal noteNehem.9.19.

Exodus 14:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 14:2 · retained source text

Speake vnto the children of Israel, that they turne and encampe before Pi-hahiroth, betweene Migdol and the sea, ouer against Baal-Zephon: before it shall ye encampe by the sea.

1611 marginal noteNum. 33.7.

Exodus 14:9
But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 14:9 · retained source text

But the Egyptians pursued after them (all the horses and charets of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army) and ouertooke them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth before Baal-Zephon.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 24.6. 1.macc. 4.9.

Exodus 14:19
¶ And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 14:19 · retained source text

¶ And the Angel of God which went before the campe of Israel, remoued and went behind them, and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behinde them.

Exodus 16:9
¶ And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 16:9 · retained source text

¶ And Moses spake vnto Aaron, Say vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, Come neere before the LORD: for hee hath heard your murmurings.

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Genesis91 occurrences
87 verses
Exodus91 occurrences
82 verses
Leviticus90 occurrences
83 verses
Numbers105 occurrences
86 verses
Deuteronomy102 occurrences
89 verses
Joshua87 occurrences
77 verses
Judges42 occurrences
40 verses
Ruth3 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel79 occurrences
72 verses
2 Samuel55 occurrences
51 verses
1 Kings73 occurrences
66 verses
2 Kings44 occurrences
43 verses
1 Chronicles50 occurrences
45 verses
2 Chronicles83 occurrences
78 verses
Ezra12 occurrences
10 verses
Nehemiah23 occurrences
20 verses
Esther25 occurrences
24 verses
Job29 occurrences
28 verses
Psalms92 occurrences
91 verses
Proverbs25 occurrences
21 verses
Ecclesiastes14 occurrences
14 verses
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verse
Isaiah55 occurrences
51 verses
Jeremiah61 occurrences
55 verses
Lamentations6 occurrences
6 verses
Ezekiel58 occurrences
57 verses
Daniel51 occurrences
48 verses
Hosea1 occurrence
1 verse
Joel7 occurrences
6 verses
Amos4 occurrences
4 verses
Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah8 occurrences
5 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk3 occurrences
3 verses
Zephaniah5 occurrences
2 verses
Haggai3 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah16 occurrences
16 verses
Malachi7 occurrences
7 verses
Matthew34 occurrences
31 verses
Mark20 occurrences
18 verses
Luke48 occurrences
43 verses
John23 occurrences
21 verses
Acts51 occurrences
50 verses
Romans10 occurrences
10 verses
1 Corinthians7 occurrences
6 verses
2 Corinthians10 occurrences
9 verses
Galatians10 occurrences
10 verses
Ephesians3 occurrences
2 verses
Philippians1 occurrence
1 verse
Colossians2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Timothy11 occurrences
9 verses
2 Timothy5 occurrences
5 verses
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews6 occurrences
6 verses
James3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
1 John2 occurrences
2 verses
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude3 occurrences
3 verses
Revelation35 occurrences
30 verses

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