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return

Meaning of “return”

Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

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263 occurrences239 verses33 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:19

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Exodus 4:18
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¶ And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 4:18 · retained source text

¶ And Moses went and returned to Iethro his father in law, and said vnto him, Let me goe, I pray thee, and returne vnto my brethren, which are in Egypt, and see whether they bee yet aliue. And Iethro said to Moses, Goe in peace.

Exodus 4:19
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And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
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And the LORD said vnto Moses in Midian, Goe, returne into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

Exodus 4:21
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And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
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1611 witness · Exodus 4:21 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto Moses, When thou goest to returne into Egypt, see that thou doe all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I haue put in thine hand: but I wil harden his heart, that hee shall not let the people goe.

Exodus 13:17
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¶ And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
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1611 witness · Exodus 13:17 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe when Pharaoh had let the people goe, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was neere: For God saide, Lest peraduenture the people repent when they see warre, and they returne to Egypt:

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Where “return” appears

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Genesis9 occurrences
8 versesExodus4 occurrences
4 versesLeviticus8 occurrences
6 versesNumbers7 occurrences
7 versesDeuteronomy10 occurrences
9 versesJoshua4 occurrences
4 versesJudges2 occurrences
2 versesRuth6 occurrences
6 verses1 Samuel11 occurrences
11 verses2 Samuel10 occurrences
10 verses1 Kings12 occurrences
12 verses2 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles10 occurrences
10 versesNehemiah3 occurrences
3 versesEsther2 occurrences
2 versesJob12 occurrences
11 versesPsalms14 occurrences
14 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesEcclesiastes5 occurrences
4 versesSong of Solomon4 occurrences
1 verseIsaiah14 occurrences
14 versesJeremiah47 occurrences
40 versesEzekiel14 occurrences
11 versesDaniel9 occurrences
7 versesHosea15 occurrences
14 versesJoel3 occurrences
3 versesObadiah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah2 occurrences
2 versesMalachi5 occurrences
3 versesMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesLuke5 occurrences
5 versesActs4 occurrences
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