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shew

Meaning of “shew”

Sense 1: To cause to see; to display, present, point out, or make visible. Sense 2: To reveal, disclose, declare, explain, teach, direct, or make known. Sense 3: To demonstrate, prove, manifest, or make evident. Sense 4: To exercise or perform kindness, mercy, favour, piety, or another stated disposition toward someone. Sense 5: An outward appearance, display, or presentation to view.

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:1

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Deuteronomy 1:33
Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:33 · retained source text

Who went in the way before you to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should goe, and in a cloud by day.

1611 marginal noteExod. 13.21.

Deuteronomy 3:24
O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 3:24 · retained source text

O LORD God, thou hast begun to shew thy seruant thy greatnesse, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heauen, or in earth, that can do according to thy workes, and according to thy might?

Deuteronomy 5:5
(I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Lord: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 5:5 · retained source text

(I stood betweene the LORD and you, at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not vp into the mount,) saying,

Deuteronomy 7:2
And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 7:2 · retained source text

And when the LORD thy God shall deliuer them before thee, thou shalt smite them, and vtterly destroy them, thou shalt make no couenant with them, nor shew mercy vnto them.

1611 marginal noteExod. 23.32. and 34.12.

Deuteronomy 13:17
And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 13:17 · retained source text

And there shall cleaue nought of the cursed thing to thine hand, that the LORD may turne from the fiercenesse of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and haue compassion vpon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers;

1611 marginal noteOr, deuoted.

Deuteronomy 17:9
And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 17:9 · retained source text

And thou shalt come vnto the Priests the Leuites, & vnto the Iudge that shal be in those dayes, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of Iudgement.

Deuteronomy 17:10
And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the Lord shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 17:10 · retained source text

And thou shalt doe according to the sentence which they of that place (which the LORD shall choose) shall shew thee, and thou shalt obserue to do according to all that they enforme thee:

Deuteronomy 17:11
According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 17:11 · retained source text

According to the sentence of the Law which they shall teach thee, and according to the Iudgement which they shall tell thee thou shalt doe: thou shalt not decline from the Sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.

Deuteronomy 28:50
A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:50 · retained source text

A nation of fierce countenance, which shal not regard the person of the old, nor shew fauour to the yong:

1611 marginal noteHeb. strong of face.

Deuteronomy 32:7
¶ Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:7 · retained source text

¶ Remember the dayes of olde, consider the yeeres of many generations: aske thy father, and he will shewe thee, thy Elders, and they wil tell thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. generation and generation.

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