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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:8

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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.

Matthew 22:25
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 22:25 · retained source text

Now there were with vs seuen brethren, and the first when he had maried a wife, deceased, and hauing no issue, left his wife vnto his brother.

Matthew 24:2
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 24:2 · retained source text

And Iesus said vnto them, See yee not all these things? Uerily I say vnto you, there shall not be left heere one stone vpon another, that shall not be throwen downe.

1611 marginal noteLuke 19.44.

Matthew 24:40
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 24:40 · retained source text

Then shall two be in the field, the one shalbe taken, and the other left.

1611 marginal noteLuke 17.36.

Matthew 24:41
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 24:41 · retained source text

Two women shall be grinding at the mill: the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Matthew 25:33
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 25:33 · retained source text

And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

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Past tense and past participle of leave.

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