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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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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
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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.

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