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forth

Meaning of “forth”

1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:11

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Joshua 2:3
And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 2:3 · retained source text

And the king of Iericho sent vnto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entred into thine house: for they bee come to search out all the countrey.

Joshua 5:5
Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 5:5 · retained source text

Now all the people that came out, were circumcised, but all the people that were borne in the wildernesse by the way, as they came foorth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.

Joshua 8:9
¶ Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 8:9 · retained source text

¶ Ioshua therefore sent them foorth, and they went to lie in ambush, and abode betweene Bethel and Ai, on the West side of Ai: but Ioshua lodged that night among the people.

Joshua 9:12
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 9:12 · retained source text

This our bread, wee tooke hote for our prouision out of our houses, on the day we came forth to goe vnto you: but now behold, it is dry, & it is mouldy.

Joshua 10:23
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 10:23 · retained source text

And they did so, and brought forth those fiue kings vnto him out of the caue, the king of Ierusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Iarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

Joshua 18:11
¶ And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 18:11 · retained source text

¶ And the lot of the tribe of the children of Beniamin came vp according to their families: and the coast of their lot came foorth betweene the children of Iudah, and the children of Ioseph.

Joshua 18:17
And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 18:17 · retained source text

And was drawen frō the North, and went foorth to Enshemesh, and went foorth toward Geliloth, which is ouer against the going vp of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the sonne of Reuben,

1611 marginal noteChap. 15.6.

Joshua 19:1
AND the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 19:1 · retained source text

¶ And the second lot came foorth to Simeon, euen for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Iudah.

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Where “forth” appears

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Genesis43 occurrences
41 verses
Exodus37 occurrences
36 verses
Leviticus17 occurrences
17 verses
Numbers31 occurrences
30 verses
Deuteronomy31 occurrences
29 verses
Joshua9 occurrences
8 verses
Judges22 occurrences
21 verses
Ruth2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel17 occurrences
16 verses
2 Samuel21 occurrences
19 verses
1 Kings18 occurrences
16 verses
2 Kings20 occurrences
19 verses
1 Chronicles11 occurrences
11 verses
2 Chronicles19 occurrences
18 verses
Ezra4 occurrences
3 verses
Nehemiah7 occurrences
7 verses
Esther2 occurrences
2 verses
Job27 occurrences
26 verses
Psalms47 occurrences
47 verses
Proverbs16 occurrences
14 verses
Ecclesiastes4 occurrences
4 verses
Song of Solomon11 occurrences
10 verses
Isaiah81 occurrences
72 verses
Jeremiah64 occurrences
62 verses
Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse
Ezekiel72 occurrences
63 verses
Daniel17 occurrences
15 verses
Hosea7 occurrences
7 verses
Joel2 occurrences
2 verses
Amos4 occurrences
4 verses
Jonah3 occurrences
3 verses
Micah9 occurrences
7 verses
Habakkuk3 occurrences
3 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Haggai2 occurrences
2 verses
Zechariah21 occurrences
18 verses
Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse
Matthew46 occurrences
42 verses
Mark25 occurrences
25 verses
Luke31 occurrences
28 verses
John27 occurrences
26 verses
Acts26 occurrences
26 verses
Romans4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses
Galatians4 occurrences
4 verses
Philippians2 occurrences
2 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews3 occurrences
3 verses
James4 occurrences
3 verses
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation5 occurrences
5 verses

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