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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:29

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Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:18 · retained source text

Come now and let vs reason together, saith the LORD: though your sinnes be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimsin, they shall be as wooll.

Isaiah 1:20
But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:20 · retained source text

But if yee refuse and rebell, yee shalbe deuoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Isaiah 1:27
Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:27 · retained source text

Zion shall be redeemed with iudgement, and her conuerts with righteousnesse.

1611 marginal noteOr, they that returne of her.

Isaiah 1:28
¶ And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:28 · retained source text

¶ And the destruction of the transgressours and of the sinners shall be together: and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.

1611 marginal noteHeb. breaking.

1611 marginal noteIob. 31.3. psal. 1.6. & 5.6. & 73.27. & 92.10. & 104.35.

Isaiah 1:29
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:29 · retained source text

For they shall be ashamed of the okes which yee haue desired, and yee shalbe confounded for the gardens that yee haue chosen.

Isaiah 1:30
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:30 · retained source text

For yee shall be as an oke whose leafe fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

Isaiah 1:31
And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:31 · retained source text

And the strong shall be as towe, and the maker of it as a sparke, and they shall both burne together, and none shall quench them.

1611 marginal noteOr, and his worke.

Isaiah 2:2
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 2:2 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe in the last dayes, that the mountaine of the LORDs house shall be established in the top of the mountaines, and shall be exalted aboue the hilles; and all nations shall flow vnto it.

1611 marginal noteOr, prepared.

1611 marginal noteMic 4.1. &c.

Isaiah 2:3
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 2:3 · retained source text

And many people shall goe & say; Come yee and let vs go vp to the mountaine of the LORD, to the house of the God of Iacob, and he will teach vs of his wayes, and we will walke in his pathes: for out of Zion shall goe forth the lawe, and the word of the LORD from Ierusalem.

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Where “shall” appears

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Genesis259 occurrences
184 verses
Exodus497 occurrences
330 verses
Leviticus971 occurrences
591 verses
Numbers605 occurrences
367 verses
Deuteronomy496 occurrences
339 verses
Joshua104 occurrences
63 verses
Judges64 occurrences
45 verses
Ruth10 occurrences
9 verses
1 Samuel127 occurrences
91 verses
2 Samuel83 occurrences
66 verses
1 Kings124 occurrences
82 verses
2 Kings105 occurrences
75 verses
1 Chronicles27 occurrences
20 verses
2 Chronicles74 occurrences
55 verses
Ezra9 occurrences
9 verses
Nehemiah15 occurrences
14 verses
Esther25 occurrences
15 verses
Job240 occurrences
152 verses
Psalms529 occurrences
368 verses
Proverbs259 occurrences
185 verses
Ecclesiastes66 occurrences
43 verses
Song of Solomon6 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah1,128 occurrences
566 verses
Jeremiah702 occurrences
410 verses
Lamentations10 occurrences
7 verses
Ezekiel854 occurrences
455 verses
Daniel252 occurrences
101 verses
Hosea147 occurrences
80 verses
Joel60 occurrences
27 verses
Amos104 occurrences
62 verses
Obadiah23 occurrences
11 verses
Jonah3 occurrences
3 verses
Micah88 occurrences
50 verses
Nahum38 occurrences
18 verses
Habakkuk40 occurrences
22 verses
Zephaniah43 occurrences
23 verses
Haggai6 occurrences
5 verses
Zechariah195 occurrences
94 verses
Malachi34 occurrences
19 verses
Matthew344 occurrences
227 verses
Mark156 occurrences
95 verses
Luke268 occurrences
191 verses
John136 occurrences
103 verses
Acts67 occurrences
50 verses
Romans81 occurrences
67 verses
1 Corinthians68 occurrences
48 verses
2 Corinthians23 occurrences
19 verses
Galatians15 occurrences
14 verses
Ephesians7 occurrences
5 verses
Philippians12 occurrences
11 verses
Colossians6 occurrences
5 verses
1 Thessalonians7 occurrences
4 verses
2 Thessalonians9 occurrences
7 verses
1 Timothy4 occurrences
4 verses
2 Timothy16 occurrences
14 verses
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews29 occurrences
25 verses
James21 occurrences
17 verses
1 Peter11 occurrences
10 verses
2 Peter17 occurrences
12 verses
1 John14 occurrences
8 verses
2 John1 occurrence
1 verse
3 John2 occurrences
1 verse
Revelation99 occurrences
61 verses

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

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)