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shall

Meaning of “shall”

An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
9,837 occurrences6,061 verses65 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:29

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Deuteronomy 1:17
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Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:17 · retained source text

Ye shall not respect persons in iudgement, but you shall heare the small aswell as the great: you shall not bee afraid of the face of man, for the iudgment is Gods: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it vnto me, and I will heare it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. acknowledge faces.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 19.15. chap. 16.19. 1.sam. 16.7. pro. 24.23.

Deuteronomy 1:22
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¶ And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:22 · retained source text

¶ And ye came neere vnto mee euery one of you, and said, We will send men before vs, and they shall search vs out the land, and bring vs word againe, by what way we must goe vp, and into what cities we shall come.

Deuteronomy 1:28
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Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:28 · retained source text

Whither shall wee goe vp? our brethren haue discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller then we, the cities are great, and walled vp to heauen, and moreouer we haue seene the sonnes of the Anakims there.

1611 marginal noteHeb. melted.

1611 marginal noteNum. 13.29.

Deuteronomy 1:30
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The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:30 · retained source text

The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that hee did for you in Egypt before your eyes:

Deuteronomy 1:35
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Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:35 · retained source text

Surely there shall not one of these men of this euill generation see that good land, which I sware to giue vnto your fathers:

1611 marginal noteNum. 14.29.

Deuteronomy 1:36
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Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:36 · retained source text

Saue Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, he shall see it, and to him will I giue the land that he hath troden vpon, and to his children, because hee hath wholly followed the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fulfilled to goe after.

Deuteronomy 1:38
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But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:38 · retained source text

But Ioshua the sonne of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall goe in thither. Encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherite it.

Deuteronomy 1:39
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Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:39 · retained source text

Moreouer, your litle ones, which ye said should be a pray, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge betweene good and euil, they shall goe in thither; and vnto them will I giue it, and they shall possesse it.

Deuteronomy 2:4
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And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:4 · retained source text

And commaund thou the people, saying, Ye are to passe through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed vnto your selues therefore.

Deuteronomy 2:6
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Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:6 · retained source text

Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat, and yee shall also buy water of them for money, that yee may drinke.

Reference index — this page of 6,061 verses
Deuteronomy 1:17Deuteronomy 1:22Deuteronomy 1:28Deuteronomy 1:30Deuteronomy 1:35Deuteronomy 1:36Deuteronomy 1:38Deuteronomy 1:39Deuteronomy 2:4Deuteronomy 2:6

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Genesis259 occurrences
184 versesExodus497 occurrences
330 versesLeviticus971 occurrences
591 versesNumbers605 occurrences
367 versesDeuteronomy496 occurrences
339 versesJoshua104 occurrences
63 versesJudges64 occurrences
45 versesRuth10 occurrences
9 verses1 Samuel127 occurrences
91 verses2 Samuel83 occurrences
66 verses1 Kings124 occurrences
82 verses2 Kings105 occurrences
75 verses1 Chronicles27 occurrences
20 verses2 Chronicles74 occurrences
55 versesEzra9 occurrences
9 versesNehemiah15 occurrences
14 versesEsther25 occurrences
15 versesJob240 occurrences
152 versesPsalms529 occurrences
368 versesProverbs259 occurrences
185 versesEcclesiastes66 occurrences
43 versesSong of Solomon6 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah1,128 occurrences
566 versesJeremiah702 occurrences
410 versesLamentations10 occurrences
7 versesEzekiel854 occurrences
455 versesDaniel252 occurrences
101 versesHosea147 occurrences
80 versesJoel60 occurrences
27 versesAmos104 occurrences
62 versesObadiah23 occurrences
11 versesJonah3 occurrences
3 versesMicah88 occurrences
50 versesNahum38 occurrences
18 versesHabakkuk40 occurrences
22 versesZephaniah43 occurrences
23 versesHaggai6 occurrences
5 versesZechariah195 occurrences
94 versesMalachi34 occurrences
19 versesMatthew344 occurrences
227 versesMark156 occurrences
95 versesLuke268 occurrences
191 versesJohn136 occurrences
103 versesActs67 occurrences
50 versesRomans81 occurrences
67 verses1 Corinthians68 occurrences
48 verses2 Corinthians23 occurrences
19 versesGalatians15 occurrences
14 versesEphesians7 occurrences
5 versesPhilippians12 occurrences
11 versesColossians6 occurrences
5 verses1 Thessalonians7 occurrences
4 verses2 Thessalonians9 occurrences
7 verses1 Timothy4 occurrences
4 verses2 Timothy16 occurrences
14 versesTitus1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews29 occurrences
25 versesJames21 occurrences
17 verses1 Peter11 occurrences
10 verses2 Peter17 occurrences
12 verses1 John14 occurrences
8 verses2 John1 occurrence
1 verse3 John2 occurrences
1 verseRevelation99 occurrences
61 verses

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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In the present tense, shall, before a verb in the infinitive, forms the future tense; but its force and effect are different with different persons or personal pronouns. […] In the second and third persons, shall implies a promise, command or determination. 'You shall receive your wages, ' 'he shall receive his wages, ' imply that you or he ought to receive them; but usage gives these phrases the force of a promise in the person uttering them.

volume 2, leaf 575, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 34)