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reason

Meaning of “reason”

A ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
71 occurrences69 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:31

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Genesis 41:31
And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 41:31 · retained source text

And the plentie shal not be knowen in the land, by reason of that famine following: for it shalbe very grieuous.

1611 marginal noteHeb. heauy

Genesis 47:13
¶ And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 47:13 · retained source text

¶ And there was no bread in all the land: for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

Exodus 2:23
¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 2:23 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe in processe of time, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came vp vnto God, by reason of the bondage.

Exodus 3:7
¶ And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 3:7 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said, I haue surely seene the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and haue heard their crie, by reason of their taske-masters: for I know their sorrowes,

Exodus 8:24
And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 8:24 · retained source text

And the LORD did so: and there came a grieuous swarme of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his seruants houses, and into all the lande of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarme of flies.

1611 marginal noteOr, destroyed.

1611 marginal noteWisd. 16.9.

Numbers 9:10
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 9:10 · retained source text

Speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you, or of your posteritie shall be vncleane by reason of a dead body, or bee in a iourney afarre off, yet he shall keepe the Passeouer vnto the LORD.

Numbers 18:8
¶ And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 18:8 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD spake vnto Aaron, Behold, I also haue giuen thee the charge of mine heaue offerings, of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel, vnto thee haue I giuen them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sonnes by an ordinance for euer.

Numbers 18:32
And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:32 · retained source text

And yee shall beare no sinne by reason of it, when ye haue heaued from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

Deuteronomy 5:5
(I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Lord: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 5:5 · retained source text

(I stood betweene the LORD and you, at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not vp into the mount,) saying,

Deuteronomy 23:10
¶ If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 23:10 · retained source text

¶ If there bee among you any man that is not cleane, by reason of vncleannesse that chanceth him by night, then shall hee goe abroad out of the campe, hee shall not come within the campe.

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