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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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Genesis 32:26
And he said, let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 32:26 · retained source text

And he said, Let me goe, for the day breaketh: and he said, I will not let thee goe, except thou blesse me.

1611 marginal noteOse. 12.4.

Genesis 33:12
And he said, let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 33:12 · retained source text

And he said, Let vs take our iourney, and let vs goe, and I will goe before thee.

Genesis 33:14
let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 33:14 · retained source text

Let my LORD, I pray thee, passe ouer before his seruant, and I will leade on softly, according as the cattell that goeth before me, and the children be able to endure, vntill I come vnto my LORD vnto Seir.

1611 marginal noteHeb. according to the foote of the worke, &c. & according to the foot of the children.

Genesis 33:15
And Esau said, let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 33:15 · retained source text

And Esau said, Let me now leaue with thee some of the folke that are with me: And hee said, What needeth it? let me finde grace in the sight of my LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Set, or place.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wherfore is this?

Genesis 34:11
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 34:11 · retained source text

And Shechem said vnto her father, and vnto her brethren, Let mee finde grace in your eyes, and what yee shall say vnto me, I will giue.

Genesis 34:21
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 34:21 · retained source text

These men are peaceable with vs, therefore let them dwel in the land, and trade therein: for the land, behold, it is large enough for them: let vs take their daughters to vs for wiues, and let vs giue them our daughters.

Genesis 34:23
Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 34:23 · retained source text

Shall not their cattell, and their substance, and euery beast of theirs bee ours? onely let vs consent vnto them, and they will dwell with vs.

Genesis 35:3
And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 35:3 · retained source text

And let vs arise, and goe vp to Bethel, and I will make there an Altar vnto God, who answered me in the day of my distresse, and was with me in the way which I went.

Genesis 37:17
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:17 · retained source text

And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let vs goe to Dothan. And Ioseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

Genesis 37:20
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:20 · retained source text

Come now therefore, and let vs slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some euill beast hath deuoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreames.

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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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