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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:3

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Mark 1:24
Saying, let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 1:24 · retained source text

Saying, Let vs alone, what haue we to doe with thee, thou Iesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy vs? I know thee who thou art, the holy One of God.

Mark 1:38
And he said unto them, let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 1:38 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, Let vs goe into y e next townes, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I foorth.

Mark 2:4
And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 2:4 · retained source text

And when they could not come nigh vnto him for preasse, they vncouered the roofe where he was: and when they had broken it vp, they let downe the bed wherin the sick of the palsie lay.

Mark 4:9
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 4:9 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

Mark 4:23
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 4:23 · retained source text

If any man haue eares to heare, let him heare.

Mark 4:35
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, let us pass over unto the other side.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 4:35 · retained source text

And the same day, when the Euen was come, he saith vnto them, Let vs passe ouer vnto the other side.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 8.23.

Mark 7:10
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 7:10 · retained source text

For Moses said, Honour thy father & thy mother: and who so curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Mark 7:16
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 7:16 · retained source text

If any man haue eares to heare, let him heare.

Mark 7:27
But Jesus said unto her, let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 7:27 · retained source text

But Iesus said vnto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto the dogges.

Mark 8:34
¶ And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 8:34 · retained source text

¶ And when he had called the people vnto him, with his disciples also, he said vnto them, Whosoeuer will come after me, let him denie himselfe, and take vp his crosse and follow mee.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 10.38.

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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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