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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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Mark 2:25
And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 2:25 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, Haue ye neuer read what Dauid did, when hee had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

Mark 12:10
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 12:10 · retained source text

And haue ye not read this Scripture? The stone which the builders reiected, is become the head of the corner:

1611 marginal notePsal. 118.10.

Mark 12:26
And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
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1611 witness · Mark 12:26 · retained source text

And as touching the dead, that they rise: haue ye not read in the booke of Moses, how in the bush God spake vnto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isahac, and the God of Iacob?

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