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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 18:4
And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:4 · retained source text

And they shall bee ioyned vnto thee, and keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, for all the seruice of the Tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh vnto you.

Numbers 18:5
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:5 · retained source text

And yee shall keepe the charge of the Sanctuary, and the charge of the Altar, that there be no wrath any more vpon the children of Israel.

Numbers 18:7
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:7 · retained source text

Therefore thou and thy sonnes with thee, shall keepe your Priests office for euery thing of the Altar, and within the Uaile, and yee shall serue: I haue giuen your Priests office vnto you, as a seruice of gift: and the stranger that commeth nigh, shall bee put to death.

Numbers 18:9
This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:9 · retained source text

This shall bee thine of the most holy things, reserued from the fire: euery oblation of theirs, euery meat offering of theirs, and euery sinne offering of theirs, and euery trespasse offering of theirs, which they shal render vnto me, shall be most holy for thee, and for thy sonnes.

Numbers 18:10
In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:10 · retained source text

In the most holy place shalt thou eate it, euery male shall eate it: it shall be holy vnto thee.

Numbers 18:11
And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 18:11 · retained source text

And this is thine: the heaue offering of their gift, with all the waue offrings of the children of Israel: I haue giuen them vnto thee, & to thy sonnes, and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for euer: euery one that is cleane in thy house, shall eate of it.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 10.14.

Numbers 18:12
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 18:12 · retained source text

All the best of the oyle, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first fruits of them which they shall offer vnto the LORD, them haue I giuen thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fat.

Numbers 18:13
And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the Lord, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:13 · retained source text

And whatsoeuer is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring vnto the LORD, shall be thine, euery one that is cleane in thine house, shall eat of it.

Numbers 18:14
Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 18:14 · retained source text

Euery thing deuoted in Israel, shall be thine.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 27.28.

Numbers 18:15
Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the Lord, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 18:15 · retained source text

Euery thing that openeth the matrice in all flesh, which they bring vnto the LORD, whether it bee of men or beasts, shall be thine: Neuertheles the first borne of man shalt thou surely redeeme, and the firstling of vncleane beasts shalt thou redeeme.

1611 marginal noteExod. 13.2. & 22.29. leuit. 27.26. chap. 3.13.

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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.

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