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read

Meaning of “read”

To perceive and understand written words, whether silently or by uttering them aloud.

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70 occurrences66 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 24:7

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Isaiah 29:11
And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 29:11 · retained source text

And the vsion of all is become vnto you, as the wordes of a booke that is sealed, which men deliuer to one that is learned, saying, Reade this, I pray thee: and hee saith, I cannot, for it is sealed.

1611 marginal noteOr, letter.

Isaiah 29:12
And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 29:12 · retained source text

And the booke is deliuered to him that is not learned, saying, Reade this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.

Isaiah 34:16
¶ Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 34:16 · retained source text

¶ Seeke ye out of the booke of the LORD, and reade: no one of these shall faile, none shall want her mate: for my mouth, it hath commaunded, and his spirit, it hath gathered them.

Isaiah 37:14
¶ And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 37:14 · retained source text

¶ And Hezekiah receiued the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it, and Hezekiah went vp vnto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.

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