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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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Luke 4:16
¶ And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
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1611 witness · Luke 4:16 · retained source text

¶ And hee came to Nazareth, where he had bene brought vp, and as his custome was, he went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood vp for to reade.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 13.54.

Luke 6:3
And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
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And Iesus answering them, said, Haue yee not read so much as this what Dauid did, when himselfe was an hungred, and they which were with him:

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