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take

Meaning of “take”

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
874 occurrences830 verses56 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 3:22

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Deuteronomy 1:7
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:7 · retained source text

Turne you, and take your iourney, and goe to the mount of the Amorites, and vnto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plaine, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the South, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and vnto Lebanon, vnto the great riuer, the riuer Euphrates.

1611 marginal noteHebr. all his neighbours.

Deuteronomy 1:13
take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:13 · retained source text

Take ye wise men, and vnderstanding, and knowen among your tribes, and I will make them rulers ouer you.

1611 marginal noteHeb. giue.

Deuteronomy 1:40
But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:40 · retained source text

But as for you, turne ye, and take your iourney into the wildernesse, by the way of the Red sea.

Deuteronomy 2:4
And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:4 · retained source text

And commaund thou the people, saying, Ye are to passe through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed vnto your selues therefore.

Deuteronomy 2:24
¶ Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:24 · retained source text

¶ Rise ye vp, take your iourney, and passe ouer the riuer Arnon: Behold, I haue giuen into thy hand Sihon the Amorite king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possesse it, and contend with him in battell.

1611 marginal noteHeb. begin, possesse.

Deuteronomy 4:9
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:9 · retained source text

Onely take heed to thy selfe, and keepe thy soule diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes haue seene, and lest they depart from thy heart all the dayes of thy life: but teach them thy sonnes, & thy sonnes sonnes:

Deuteronomy 4:15
take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:15 · retained source text

Take ye therfore good heed vnto your selues, (for ye saw no maner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake vnto you in Horeb, out of the midst of the fire)

Deuteronomy 4:23
take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:23 · retained source text

Take heed vnto your selues, lest ye forget the couenant of the LORD your God, which hee made with you, and make you a grauen image, or the likenes of any thing which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

Deuteronomy 4:34
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:34 · retained source text

Or hath God assayed to goe and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signes, and by wonders, and by warre, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretehed out arme, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

Deuteronomy 5:11
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 5:11 · retained source text

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vaine: for the LORD will not holde him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine.

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Where “take” appears

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Genesis53 occurrences
50 verses
Exodus61 occurrences
60 verses
Leviticus59 occurrences
56 verses
Numbers53 occurrences
50 verses
Deuteronomy43 occurrences
43 verses
Joshua20 occurrences
19 verses
Judges12 occurrences
12 verses
Ruth2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel29 occurrences
27 verses
2 Samuel15 occurrences
14 verses
1 Kings24 occurrences
23 verses
2 Kings29 occurrences
29 verses
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Chronicles7 occurrences
7 verses
Ezra4 occurrences
4 verses
Nehemiah5 occurrences
5 verses
Esther4 occurrences
4 verses
Job24 occurrences
24 verses
Psalms28 occurrences
28 verses
Proverbs15 occurrences
13 verses
Ecclesiastes4 occurrences
4 verses
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
2 verses
Isaiah48 occurrences
43 verses
Jeremiah52 occurrences
49 verses
Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse
Ezekiel61 occurrences
50 verses
Daniel6 occurrences
6 verses
Hosea10 occurrences
9 verses
Amos9 occurrences
9 verses
Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah5 occurrences
4 verses
Nahum3 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk3 occurrences
3 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Haggai2 occurrences
2 verses
Zechariah9 occurrences
8 verses
Malachi3 occurrences
3 verses
Matthew35 occurrences
33 verses
Mark26 occurrences
26 verses
Luke27 occurrences
27 verses
John20 occurrences
20 verses
Acts16 occurrences
16 verses
Romans3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Corinthians7 occurrences
7 verses
2 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses
Galatians1 occurrence
1 verse
Ephesians2 occurrences
2 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews4 occurrences
4 verses
James1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Peter2 occurrences
1 verse
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation8 occurrences
7 verses

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