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left

Meaning of “left”

Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
348 occurrences337 verses42 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 11:8

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Matthew 4:20
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 4:20 · retained source text

And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

Matthew 4:22
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 4:22 · retained source text

And they immediatly left the shippe and their father, and followed him.

Matthew 6:3
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 6:3 · retained source text

But when thou doest almes, let not thy left hand know, what thy right doeth:

Matthew 8:15
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 8:15 · retained source text

And he touched her hand, and the feuer left her: and she arose, and ministred vnto them.

Matthew 15:37
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 15:37 · retained source text

And they did all eate, and were filled: and they tooke vp of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets full.

Matthew 16:4
A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 16:4 · retained source text

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a signe, and there shall no signe be giuen vnto it, but the signe of the Prophet Ionas. And hee left them, and departed.

Matthew 20:21
And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 20:21 · retained source text

And he said vnto her, What wilt thou? She saith vnto him, Grant, that these my two sonnes may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdome.

Matthew 20:23
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 20:23 · retained source text

And he saith vnto them, Yee shall drinke indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptisme that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to giue, but it shall be giuen to them for whom it is prepared of my father.

Matthew 21:17
¶ And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 21:17 · retained source text

¶ And he left them, and went out of the citie into Bethany, and he lodged there.

Matthew 22:22
When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 22:22 · retained source text

When they had heard these wordes, they marueiled, and left him, and went their way.

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Past tense and past participle of leave.

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