KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 12:19
Complete exact-word concordance
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
Why saidest thou, Shee is my sister? so I might haue taken her to mee to wife: now therfore behold, thy wife, take her and goe thy way.
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
And the land was not able to beare them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
And Abraham said vnto God, O that Ishmael might liue before thee.
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done vnto vs? one of the people might lightly haue lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest haue brought guiltinesse vpon vs.
And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
And Laban saide, Beholde, I would it might bee according to thy word.
And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
And it came to passe whensoeuer the stronger cattell did conceiue, that Iacob layd the rods before the eyes of the cattell in the gutters, that they might conceiue among the rods.
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
Wherefore didst thou flie away secretly, and steale away from me, and didst not tell mee? that I might haue sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harpe,
1611 marginal noteHebr. hast stollen me.
For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
For their riches were more then that they might dwell together: and the land wherein they were strangers, could not beare them, because of their cattell.
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
And Reuben saide vnto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wildernesse, and lay no hand vpon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliuer him to his father againe.
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
And they set on for him by himselfe, and for them by themselues, and for the Egyptians which did eate with him, by themselues: because the Egyptians might not eate bread with the Hebrewes: for that is an abomination vnto the Egyptians.
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