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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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Numbers 6:27
And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 6:27 · retained source text

And they shall put my Name vpon the children of Israel, and I will blesse them.

Numbers 7:11
And the Lord said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:11 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto Moses, They shall offer their offering eche Prince on his day, for the dedicating of the Altar.

Numbers 8:2
Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 8:2 · retained source text

Speake vnto Aaron, and say vnto him, When thou lightest the lampes, the seuen lampes shall giue light, ouer against the candlesticke.

1611 marginal noteExod. 25.37. and 40.25.

Numbers 8:10
And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 8:10 · retained source text

And thou shalt bring the Leuites before the LORD, and the children of Israel shall put their hands vpon the Leuites.

Numbers 8:11
And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 8:11 · retained source text

And Aaron shall offer the Leuites before the LORD for an offring of the children of Israel, that they may execute the seruice of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. waue.

1611 marginal noteHeb. waue offering.

1611 marginal noteHebr. they may be to execute, &c.

Numbers 8:12
And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 8:12 · retained source text

And the Leuites shall lay their hands vpon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sinne offering, and the other for a burnt offering vnto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Leuites.

Numbers 8:14
Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 8:14 · retained source text

Thus shalt thou separate the Leuites from among the children of Israel: and the Leuites shalbe mine.

1611 marginal noteChap. 3.45.

Numbers 8:15
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 8:15 · retained source text

And after that, shall the Leuites goe in; to doe the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and thou shalt clense them, and offer them for an offering.

Numbers 8:24
This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 8:24 · retained source text

This is it that belongeth vnto the Leuites: from twentie and fiue yeeres old, and vpward, they shall goe in to waite vpon the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to warre the warfare of &c.

Numbers 8:25
And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 8:25 · retained source text

And from the age of fiftie yeeres they shall cease waiting vpon the seruice thereof, and shall serue no more:

1611 marginal noteHebr. returne from the warfare of the seruice

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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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Definition evidence

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)