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law

Meaning of “law”

Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

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523 occurrences459 verses46 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:31

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Exodus 18:12
And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father in law before God.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 18:12 · retained source text

And Iethro, Moses father in law, tooke a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the Elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses father in law before God.

Exodus 18:14
And when Moses’ father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 18:14 · retained source text

And when Moses father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? Why sittest thou thy selfe alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning vnto euen?

Exodus 18:15
And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 18:15 · retained source text

And Moses said vnto his father in law, Because the people come vnto me to enquire of God.

Exodus 18:17
And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 18:17 · retained source text

And Moses father in law saide vnto him, The thing that thou doest, is not good.

Exodus 18:24
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 18:24 · retained source text

So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

Exodus 18:27
¶ And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 18:27 · retained source text

¶ And Moses let his father in law depart, and he went his way into his owne land.

Exodus 24:12
¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 24:12 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD sayd vnto Moses, Come vp to me into the mount, and be there, and I will giue thee Tables of stone, and a Law, and Commandements which I haue written, that thou mayest teach them.

Leviticus 6:9
Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 6:9 · retained source text

Command Aaron and his sonnes, saying, This is the law of the burnt offring: (It is the burnt offring, because of the burning vpon the Altar all night vnto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.)

1611 marginal noteOr, for the burning.

Leviticus 6:14
¶ And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 6:14 · retained source text

¶ And this is the law of the meat offering: the sonnes of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the Altar.

1611 marginal noteChap. 21.1. num. 15.4.

Leviticus 6:25
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord: it is most holy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 6:25 · retained source text

Speake vnto Aaron and to his sonnes, saying, This is the law of the sinne offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed, shall the sinne offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy.

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Galatians 3:24

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Galatians 5:14

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Psalms 119:142

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Romans 7:12

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Romans 7:14

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.