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upon

Meaning of “upon”

1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:2

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Showing verses 51–60 of 83 · 94 word occurrences in this result

Numbers 16:4
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:4 · retained source text

And when Moses heard it, he fell vpon his face.

Numbers 16:7
And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:7 · retained source text

And put fire therein, and put incense in them, before the LORD to morrow; And it shall be, that the man whom the LORD doeth choose, hee shall be holy: yee take too much vpon you, ye sonnes of Leui.

Numbers 16:22
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:22 · retained source text

And they fell vpon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shal one man sinne, and wilt thou be wroth with all the Congregation?

Numbers 16:33
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:33 · retained source text

They, and all that appertained to them, went downe aliue into the pit, and the earth closed vpon them: and they perished from among the Congregation.

Numbers 16:45
Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 16:45 · retained source text

Get you vp from among this Congregation, that I may consume them, as in a moment: and they fell vpon their faces.

Numbers 17:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 17:2 · retained source text

Speake vnto the children of Israel, and take of euery one of them a rod, according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes, according to the house of their fathers, twelue rods: write thou euery mans name vpon his rodde.

Numbers 17:3
And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 17:3 · retained source text

And thou shalt write Aarons name vpon the rod of Leui: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.

Numbers 18:5
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:5 · retained source text

And yee shall keepe the charge of the Sanctuary, and the charge of the Altar, that there be no wrath any more vpon the children of Israel.

Numbers 18:17
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 18:17 · retained source text

But the firstling of a cowe, or the firstling of a sheepe, or the firstling of a goat thou shalt not redeeme, they are holy: thou shalt sprinckle their blood vpon the Altar, and shalt burne their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet sauour vnto the LORD.

Numbers 19:2
This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 19:2 · retained source text

This is the ordinance of the Law, which the LORD hath commaunded, saying, Speake vnto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and vpon which neuer came yoke.

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Genesis141 occurrences
121 verses
Exodus217 occurrences
159 verses
Leviticus202 occurrences
158 verses
Numbers94 occurrences
83 verses
Deuteronomy104 occurrences
87 verses
Joshua37 occurrences
31 verses
Judges62 occurrences
57 verses
Ruth4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Samuel78 occurrences
68 verses
2 Samuel52 occurrences
44 verses
1 Kings92 occurrences
74 verses
2 Kings58 occurrences
44 verses
1 Chronicles28 occurrences
27 verses
2 Chronicles79 occurrences
69 verses
Ezra16 occurrences
14 verses
Nehemiah27 occurrences
24 verses
Esther24 occurrences
18 verses
Job103 occurrences
93 verses
Psalms194 occurrences
175 verses
Proverbs30 occurrences
28 verses
Ecclesiastes11 occurrences
10 verses
Song of Solomon16 occurrences
13 verses
Isaiah166 occurrences
123 verses
Jeremiah185 occurrences
144 verses
Lamentations13 occurrences
12 verses
Ezekiel249 occurrences
203 verses
Daniel44 occurrences
40 verses
Hosea22 occurrences
21 verses
Joel10 occurrences
8 verses
Amos28 occurrences
24 verses
Obadiah5 occurrences
4 verses
Jonah9 occurrences
7 verses
Micah11 occurrences
10 verses
Nahum8 occurrences
8 verses
Habakkuk7 occurrences
6 verses
Zephaniah9 occurrences
6 verses
Haggai11 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah35 occurrences
26 verses
Malachi4 occurrences
4 verses
Matthew32 occurrences
30 verses
Mark22 occurrences
22 verses
Luke42 occurrences
41 verses
John11 occurrences
11 verses
Acts38 occurrences
36 verses
Romans14 occurrences
12 verses
1 Corinthians9 occurrences
8 verses
2 Corinthians9 occurrences
9 verses
Galatians2 occurrences
2 verses
Ephesians3 occurrences
3 verses
Philippians4 occurrences
4 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians3 occurrences
2 verses
1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews4 occurrences
4 verses
James3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses
1 John2 occurrences
2 verses
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation57 occurrences
46 verses

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