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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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Numbers 1:2
take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 1:2 · retained source text

Take yee the summe of all the Congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, euery male by their polle:

1611 marginal noteExod. 30.12.

Numbers 1:51
And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 1:51 · retained source text

And when the Tabernacle setteth forward, the Leuites shall take it downe: and when the Tabernacle is to be pitched, the Leuites shall set it vp: and the stranger that commeth nigh, shall be put to death.

Numbers 3:40
¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:40 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said vnto Moses, Number all the first borne of the males of the children of Israel, from a moneth old and vpward, and take the number of their names.

Numbers 3:41
And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:41 · retained source text

And thou shalt take the Leuites for me, (I am the LORD) in stead of all the first borne among the children of Israel, and the cattell of the Leuites, in stead of all the firstlings among the cattell of the children of Israel.

Numbers 3:45
take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:45 · retained source text

Take the Leuites in stead of all the first borne among the children of Israel, and the cattell of the Leuites in stead of their cattell, and the Leuites shalbe mine: I am the LORD.

Numbers 3:47
Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 3:47 · retained source text

Thou shalt euen take fiue shekels a piece, by the polle, after the shekel of the Sanctuary shalt thou take them; the shekel is twenty gerahs.

1611 marginal noteExod. 30.13. leuit. 27.25. chap. 18.16. ezek. 45.12.

Numbers 4:2
take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 4:2 · retained source text

Take the summe of the sonnes of Kohath, from among the sonnes of Leui, after their families, by the house of their fathers.

Numbers 4:5
¶ And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 4:5 · retained source text

¶ And when the Campe setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sonnes, and they shall take downe the couering Uaile, and couer the Arke of Testimony with it:

Numbers 4:9
And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 4:9 · retained source text

And they shall take a cloth of blew, and couer the candlesticke of the light, and his lampes, and his tongs, and his snuffe dishes, and all the oyle vessels thereof, wherewith they minister vnto it.

1611 marginal noteExod. 25.24.

1611 marginal noteExod. 25.38.

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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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