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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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Leviticus 21:14
A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 21:14 · retained source text

A widow, or a diuorced woman, or prophane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgine of his owne people to wife.

Leviticus 22:5
Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 22:5 · retained source text

Or whosoeuer toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made vncleane, or a man of whom hee may take vncleannesse, whatsoeuer vncleannesse he hath:

Leviticus 23:40
And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 23:40 · retained source text

And ye shall take you on the first day the boughes of goodly trees, branches of Palme trees, and the boughes of thicke trees, and willowes of the brooke, and yee shall reioyce before the LORD your God seuen dayes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fruit.

Leviticus 24:5
¶ And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 24:5 · retained source text

¶ And thou shalt take fine flowre, and bake twelue cakes thereof: two tenth deales shall be in one cake.

1611 marginal noteExod. 25.30.

Leviticus 25:36
take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:36 · retained source text

Take thou no vsurie of him, or increase: but feare thy God, that thy brother may liue with thee.

1611 marginal noteExod. 22.25. deut. 23.19. pro. 28.8 ezek. 18.8 and 22.12.

Leviticus 25:46
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 25:46 · retained source text

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherite them for a possession, they shal bee your bondmen for euer: but ouer your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one ouer another with rigour.

1611 marginal noteHebr. ye shall serue your selues with them.

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.

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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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