KJV dictionary & concordance
A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:18
Complete exact-word concordance
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
And he spake to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
And he straitly charged them, that they should not make him knowen.
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
And he ordeined twelue, that they should be with him, and that hee might send them foorth to preach:
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
That seeing they may see, and not perceiue, and hearing they may heare, and not vnderstand, lest at any time they should be conuerted, and their sinnes should be forgiuen them.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 13.14.
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested: neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 10.26.
¶ And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
¶ And he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede into the ground,
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
And should sleepe, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow vp, he knoweth not how.
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
And hee charged them straitly, that no man should know it: and commanded that some thing should be giuen her to eate.
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their iourney, saue a staffe onely: no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
1611 marginal noteThe word signifieth a piece of brasse money, in value somewhat lesse then a farthing, mat. 10.9. but here it is taken in generall for mony.
And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
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The preterit of shall, but now used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past time or conditional present. 'He should have paid the debt at the time the note became due.' Should here denotes past time. 'I should ride to town this day if the weather would permit.' Here should expresses present or future time conditionally. […] When should in this person is uttered without emphasis, it declares simply that an event would take place, on some condition or under circumstances.
