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let

Meaning of “let”

Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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1,511 occurrences1,219 verses60 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:3

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Judges 1:25
And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 1:25 · retained source text

And when hee shewed them the entrance into the citie, they smote the citie with the edge of the sword: but they let goe the man and all his familie.

Judges 2:6
¶ And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 2:6 · retained source text

¶ And when Ioshua had let the people goe, the children of Israel went euery man vnto his inheritance, to possesse the land.

Judges 5:31
So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 5:31 · retained source text

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that loue him, be as the Sunne when he goeth foorth in his might. And the land had rest fourtie yeeres.

Judges 6:31
And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 6:31 · retained source text

And Ioash said vnto all that stood against him, Will ye pleade for Baal? will ye saue him? He that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilest it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himselfe, because one hath cast down his altar.

Judges 6:32
Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 6:32 · retained source text

Therefore on that day hee called him Ierubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because hee hath throwen downe his altar.

Judges 6:39
And Gideon said unto God, let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 6:39 · retained source text

And Gideon said vnto God, Let not thine anger be hote against me, and I will speake but this once: Let mee prooue, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece. Let it now be drie onely vpon the fleece, and vpon all the ground let there be deaw.

1611 marginal noteGen. 18.32.

Judges 7:3
Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 7:3 · retained source text

Now therefore go to, proclaime in the eares of the people, saying, Whosoeuer is fearefull and afraid, let him returne and depart earely from mount Gilead: and there returned of the people twentie and two thousand, & there remained ten thousand.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 20.8. 1.mac. 3.56.

Judges 7:7
And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 7:7 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped, will I saue you, and deliuer the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people goe euery man vnto his place.

Judges 9:15
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 9:15 · retained source text

And the Bramble said vnto the trees, If in trueth ye anoint me King ouer you, then come, and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the Bramble, and deuoure the Cedars of Lebanon.

Judges 9:19
If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 9:19 · retained source text

If yee then haue dealt truely and sincerely with Ierubbaal, and with his house this day, then reioyce yee in Abimelech, aud let him also reioyce in you.

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Genesis93 occurrences
72 verses
Exodus89 occurrences
81 verses
Leviticus14 occurrences
13 verses
Numbers29 occurrences
24 verses
Deuteronomy31 occurrences
26 verses
Joshua17 occurrences
15 verses
Judges39 occurrences
31 verses
Ruth9 occurrences
9 verses
1 Samuel61 occurrences
54 verses
2 Samuel52 occurrences
42 verses
1 Kings36 occurrences
32 verses
2 Kings37 occurrences
29 verses
1 Chronicles18 occurrences
12 verses
2 Chronicles23 occurrences
21 verses
Ezra23 occurrences
16 verses
Nehemiah16 occurrences
14 verses
Esther20 occurrences
16 verses
Job50 occurrences
33 verses
Psalms239 occurrences
166 verses
Proverbs33 occurrences
29 verses
Ecclesiastes7 occurrences
5 verses
Song of Solomon10 occurrences
7 verses
Isaiah63 occurrences
43 verses
Jeremiah76 occurrences
59 verses
Lamentations5 occurrences
4 verses
Ezekiel17 occurrences
16 verses
Daniel19 occurrences
14 verses
Hosea6 occurrences
6 verses
Joel9 occurrences
7 verses
Amos2 occurrences
2 verses
Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse
Jonah6 occurrences
4 verses
Micah6 occurrences
5 verses
Habakkuk2 occurrences
2 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah9 occurrences
7 verses
Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse
Matthew39 occurrences
36 verses
Mark24 occurrences
22 verses
Luke34 occurrences
29 verses
John16 occurrences
15 verses
Acts30 occurrences
28 verses
Romans21 occurrences
19 verses
1 Corinthians52 occurrences
42 verses
2 Corinthians7 occurrences
7 verses
Galatians9 occurrences
9 verses
Ephesians9 occurrences
8 verses
Philippians9 occurrences
7 verses
Colossians5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Thessalonians3 occurrences
2 verses
2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Timothy13 occurrences
11 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus2 occurrences
2 verses
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews18 occurrences
17 verses
James15 occurrences
13 verses
1 Peter11 occurrences
8 verses
1 John4 occurrences
4 verses
Revelation17 occurrences
12 verses

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