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leave

Meaning of “leave”

1. To depart, cease from, abandon, forsake, release, permit, entrust, bequeath, cause or allow to remain, omit, exclude, or not take. 2. As a noun, permission or liberty to act, including permission to depart.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
115 occurrences112 verses39 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:24

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John 14:18
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I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 14:18 · retained source text

I wil not leaue you comfortlesse, I will come to you.

1611 marginal noteOr, orphanes.

John 14:27
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Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
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1611 witness · John 14:27 · retained source text

Peace I leaue with you, my peace I giue vnto you, not as the world giueth, giue I vnto you: let not your heart bee troubled, neither let it bee afraid.

John 16:28
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I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
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1611 witness · John 16:28 · retained source text

I came foorth from the Father, and am come into the world: againe, I leaue the world, and goe to the Father.

John 16:32
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Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
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1611 witness · John 16:32 · retained source text

Behold, the houre commeth, yea is now come, that ye shall be scattered, euery man to his owne, and shall leaue me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

1611 marginal noteOr, his owne home.

1611 marginal noteMat. 26.31.

John 19:38
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¶ And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 19:38 · retained source text

¶ And after this, Ioseph of Arimathea (being a disciple of Iesus, but secretly for feare of the Iewes) besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Iesus, and Pilate gaue him leaue: he came therefore, and tooke the body of Iesus.

1611 marginal noteMat. 27.57.

Complete reference index — all 112 verses
Genesis 2:24Genesis 28:15Genesis 33:15Genesis 42:33Genesis 44:22Exodus 16:19Exodus 23:11Leviticus 7:15Leviticus 16:23Leviticus 19:10Leviticus 22:30Leviticus 23:22Numbers 9:12Numbers 10:31Numbers 22:13Numbers 32:15Deuteronomy 28:51Deuteronomy 28:54Joshua 4:3Judges 9:9Judges 9:13Ruth 1:16Ruth 2:161 Samuel 9:51 Samuel 14:361 Samuel 20:61 Samuel 20:281 Samuel 25:222 Samuel 14:71 Kings 8:572 Kings 2:22 Kings 2:42 Kings 2:62 Kings 4:302 Kings 4:432 Kings 13:71 Chronicles 28:8Ezra 9:8Ezra 9:12Nehemiah 5:10Nehemiah 6:3Nehemiah 10:31Nehemiah 13:6Job 9:27Job 10:1Job 39:11Psalms 16:10Psalms 17:14Psalms 27:9Psalms 37:33Psalms 49:10Psalms 119:121Psalms 141:8Proverbs 2:13Proverbs 17:14Ecclesiastes 2:18Ecclesiastes 2:21Ecclesiastes 10:4Isaiah 10:3Isaiah 65:15Jeremiah 9:2Jeremiah 14:9Jeremiah 17:11Jeremiah 18:14Jeremiah 30:11Jeremiah 44:7Jeremiah 46:28Jeremiah 48:28Jeremiah 49:9Jeremiah 49:11Ezekiel 6:8Ezekiel 12:16Ezekiel 16:39Ezekiel 22:20Ezekiel 23:29Ezekiel 29:5Ezekiel 32:4Ezekiel 39:2Daniel 4:15Daniel 4:23Daniel 4:26Hosea 12:14Joel 2:14Amos 5:3Amos 5:7Obadiah 1:5Zephaniah 3:12Malachi 4:1Matthew 5:24Matthew 18:12Matthew 19:5Matthew 23:23Mark 5:13Mark 10:7Mark 12:19Luke 11:42Luke 15:4Luke 19:44John 14:18John 14:27John 16:28John 16:32John 19:38Acts 2:27Acts 6:2Acts 18:18Acts 21:61 Corinthians 7:132 Corinthians 2:13Ephesians 5:31Hebrews 13:5Revelation 11:2

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Genesis6 occurrences
5 versesExodus2 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus5 occurrences
5 versesNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges2 occurrences
2 versesRuth2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel5 occurrences
5 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings6 occurrences
6 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah4 occurrences
4 versesJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms7 occurrences
7 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesEcclesiastes3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah10 occurrences
10 versesEzekiel8 occurrences
8 versesDaniel3 occurrences
3 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos3 occurrences
2 versesObadiah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesMark4 occurrences
3 versesLuke3 occurrences
3 versesJohn5 occurrences
5 versesActs4 occurrences
4 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
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