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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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Matthew 5:16
let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 5:16 · retained source text

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your father which is in heauen.

1611 marginal note1.Pet. 2.12.

Matthew 5:31
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 5:31 · retained source text

It hath beene said, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, let him giue her a writing of diuorcement.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 24.1. luke 16.18. 1.cor. 7.10.

Matthew 5:37
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 5:37 · retained source text

But let your communication bee Yea, yea: Nay, nay: For whatsoeuer is more then these, commeth of euill.

1611 marginal noteIam. 5.12.

Matthew 5:40
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 5:40 · retained source text

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloake also.

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 7:4
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 7:4 · retained source text

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let mee pull out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye?

Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 8:22 · retained source text

But Iesus said vnto him, Follow me, & let the dead, bury their dead.

Matthew 10:13
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 10:13 · retained source text

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come vpon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace returne to 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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