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for

Meaning of “for”

1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:14

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Showing verses 21–30 of 271 · 368 word occurrences in this result

Numbers 6:12
And he shall consecrate unto the Lord the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 6:12 · retained source text

And hee shall consecrate vnto the LORD the dayes of his separation, and shall bring a lambe of the first yeere for a trespasse offering: but the dayes that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.

1611 marginal noteHebr. fall.

Numbers 6:14
And he shall offer his offering unto the Lord, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 6:14 · retained source text

And he shall offer his offring vnto the LORD, one hee lambe of the first yeere without blemish, for a burnt offering, and one ewe lambe of the first yeere without blemish, for a sinne offering, and one lambe without blemish for peace offerings,

Numbers 6:17
And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 6:17 · retained source text

And he shall offer the ramme for a sacrifice of peace offerings vnto the LORD, with the basket of vnleauened bread: the Priest shall offer also his meate offering, and his drinke offering.

Numbers 6:20
And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 6:20 · retained source text

And the Priest shall waue them for a waue offring before the LORD: this is holy for the Priest, with the waue breast, and heaue shoulder: and after that, the Nazarite may drinke wine.

1611 marginal noteExod. 29.27.

Numbers 6:21
This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the Lord for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 6:21 · retained source text

This is the Law of the Nazarite, who hath vowed, and of his offering vnto the LORD for his separation, besides that, that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.

Numbers 7:3
And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:3 · retained source text

And they brought their offering before the LORD, sixe couered wagons, and twelue oxen: a wagon for two of the Princes, and for each one an oxe, and they brought them before the Tabernacle.

Numbers 7:10
¶ And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:10 · retained source text

¶ And the Princes offered for dedicating of the Altar, in the day that it was anointed, euen the Princes offered their offering before the Altar.

Numbers 7:11
And the Lord said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:11 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto Moses, They shall offer their offering eche Prince on his day, for the dedicating of the Altar.

Numbers 7:13
And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 7:13 · retained source text

And his offering was one siluer charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one siluer bowle of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flowre mingled with oile for a meat offering:

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 2.1.

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Genesis326 occurrences
268 verses
Exodus386 occurrences
295 verses
Leviticus339 occurrences
230 verses
Numbers368 occurrences
271 verses
Deuteronomy268 occurrences
206 verses
Joshua169 occurrences
131 verses
Judges119 occurrences
101 verses
Ruth23 occurrences
18 verses
1 Samuel237 occurrences
191 verses
2 Samuel180 occurrences
147 verses
1 Kings236 occurrences
180 verses
2 Kings150 occurrences
118 verses
1 Chronicles246 occurrences
166 verses
2 Chronicles287 occurrences
214 verses
Ezra72 occurrences
46 verses
Nehemiah96 occurrences
64 verses
Esther62 occurrences
51 verses
Job192 occurrences
166 verses
Psalms744 occurrences
621 verses
Proverbs153 occurrences
126 verses
Ecclesiastes90 occurrences
76 verses
Song of Solomon19 occurrences
18 verses
Isaiah525 occurrences
395 verses
Jeremiah519 occurrences
404 verses
Lamentations46 occurrences
34 verses
Ezekiel340 occurrences
270 verses
Daniel96 occurrences
76 verses
Hosea79 occurrences
67 verses
Joel41 occurrences
28 verses
Amos54 occurrences
40 verses
Obadiah6 occurrences
4 verses
Jonah19 occurrences
16 verses
Micah47 occurrences
38 verses
Nahum14 occurrences
12 verses
Habakkuk21 occurrences
16 verses
Zephaniah22 occurrences
17 verses
Haggai7 occurrences
7 verses
Zechariah68 occurrences
51 verses
Malachi24 occurrences
20 verses
Matthew267 occurrences
226 verses
Mark143 occurrences
119 verses
Luke269 occurrences
236 verses
John167 occurrences
152 verses
Acts199 occurrences
172 verses
Romans218 occurrences
179 verses
1 Corinthians179 occurrences
143 verses
2 Corinthians143 occurrences
105 verses
Galatians52 occurrences
46 verses
Ephesians37 occurrences
33 verses
Philippians38 occurrences
34 verses
Colossians29 occurrences
20 verses
1 Thessalonians43 occurrences
37 verses
2 Thessalonians16 occurrences
15 verses
1 Timothy41 occurrences
28 verses
2 Timothy24 occurrences
19 verses
Titus11 occurrences
11 verses
Philemon7 occurrences
5 verses
Hebrews164 occurrences
127 verses
James28 occurrences
26 verses
1 Peter48 occurrences
34 verses
2 Peter21 occurrences
20 verses
1 John27 occurrences
22 verses
2 John4 occurrences
3 verses
3 John2 occurrences
2 verses
Jude8 occurrences
6 verses
Revelation96 occurrences
80 verses

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