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why

Concordance for “why”

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282 occurrences261 verses39 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:6

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Daniel 1:10
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And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 1:10 · retained source text

And the Prince of the Eunuches said vnto Daniel, I feare my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat, and your drinke: for why should he see your faces worse liking then the children which are of your sort? then shall yee make mee indanger my head to the King.

1611 marginal noteHebr. sadder.

1611 marginal noteOr, terme, or continuance.

Daniel 2:15
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He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 2:15 · retained source text

Hee answered and said to Arioch the Kings captaine, Why is the decree so hastie from the King? Then Arioch made the thing knowen to Daniel.

Complete reference index — all 261 verses
Genesis 4:6Genesis 12:18Genesis 12:19Genesis 25:22Genesis 27:45Genesis 42:1Genesis 47:15Exodus 1:18Exodus 2:20Exodus 3:3Exodus 5:22Exodus 14:5Exodus 17:2Exodus 18:14Exodus 32:11Numbers 11:20Numbers 20:4Numbers 27:4Deuteronomy 5:25Joshua 5:4Joshua 7:25Joshua 17:14Judges 2:2Judges 5:16Judges 5:17Judges 5:28Judges 6:13Judges 8:1Judges 9:28Judges 11:7Judges 11:26Judges 13:18Judges 15:10Judges 21:3Ruth 1:11Ruth 1:21Ruth 2:101 Samuel 1:81 Samuel 2:231 Samuel 6:31 Samuel 17:81 Samuel 17:281 Samuel 19:171 Samuel 20:21 Samuel 20:81 Samuel 21:11 Samuel 22:131 Samuel 27:51 Samuel 28:121 Samuel 28:152 Samuel 3:242 Samuel 7:72 Samuel 11:102 Samuel 11:212 Samuel 13:42 Samuel 13:262 Samuel 16:92 Samuel 16:172 Samuel 18:112 Samuel 19:102 Samuel 19:112 Samuel 19:292 Samuel 19:362 Samuel 19:412 Samuel 19:432 Samuel 20:192 Samuel 24:31 Kings 1:61 Kings 1:131 Kings 2:221 Kings 2:431 Kings 9:81 Kings 14:61 Kings 21:52 Kings 1:52 Kings 7:32 Kings 8:122 Kings 12:72 Kings 14:101 Chronicles 17:61 Chronicles 21:32 Chronicles 7:212 Chronicles 24:62 Chronicles 24:202 Chronicles 25:152 Chronicles 25:162 Chronicles 25:192 Chronicles 32:4Ezra 4:22Ezra 7:23Nehemiah 2:2Nehemiah 2:3Nehemiah 6:3Nehemiah 13:11Nehemiah 13:21Esther 3:3Esther 4:5Job 3:11Job 3:12Job 3:23Job 7:20Job 7:21Job 9:29Job 15:12Job 19:22Job 19:28Job 21:4Job 24:1Job 27:12Job 31:1Job 33:13Psalms 2:1Psalms 10:1Psalms 22:1Psalms 42:5Psalms 42:9Psalms 42:11Psalms 43:2Psalms 43:5Psalms 44:23Psalms 52:1Psalms 68:16Psalms 74:1Psalms 74:11Psalms 80:12Psalms 88:14Proverbs 5:20Proverbs 22:27Ecclesiastes 2:15Ecclesiastes 7:16Ecclesiastes 7:17Song of Solomon 1:7Isaiah 1:5Isaiah 40:27Isaiah 63:17Jeremiah 2:14Jeremiah 2:33Jeremiah 2:36Jeremiah 8:5Jeremiah 8:14Jeremiah 8:19Jeremiah 8:22Jeremiah 14:8Jeremiah 14:9Jeremiah 14:19Jeremiah 15:18Jeremiah 26:9Jeremiah 27:13Jeremiah 29:27Jeremiah 30:15Jeremiah 36:29Jeremiah 46:15Jeremiah 49:1Ezekiel 18:19Ezekiel 18:31Ezekiel 33:11Daniel 1:10Daniel 2:15Jonah 1:10Micah 4:9Habakkuk 1:3Haggai 1:9Malachi 2:10Matthew 6:28Matthew 7:3Matthew 8:26Matthew 9:11Matthew 9:14Matthew 13:10Matthew 15:2Matthew 15:3Matthew 16:8Matthew 17:10Matthew 17:19Matthew 19:7Matthew 19:17Matthew 20:6Matthew 21:25Matthew 22:18Matthew 26:10Matthew 27:23Matthew 27:46Mark 2:7Mark 2:8Mark 2:18Mark 2:24Mark 4:40Mark 5:35Mark 5:39Mark 7:5Mark 8:12Mark 8:17Mark 9:11Mark 9:28Mark 10:18Mark 11:3Mark 11:31Mark 12:15Mark 14:4Mark 14:6Mark 15:14Mark 15:34Luke 2:48Luke 5:30Luke 5:33Luke 6:2Luke 6:41Luke 6:46Luke 12:26Luke 12:57Luke 13:7Luke 18:19Luke 19:31Luke 19:33Luke 20:5Luke 20:23Luke 22:46Luke 23:22Luke 24:5Luke 24:38John 1:25John 4:27John 7:19John 7:45John 8:43John 8:46John 9:30John 10:20John 12:5John 13:37John 18:21John 18:23John 20:13John 20:15Acts 1:11Acts 3:12Acts 4:25Acts 5:3Acts 5:4Acts 7:26Acts 9:4Acts 14:15Acts 15:10Acts 22:7Acts 22:16Acts 26:8Acts 26:14Romans 3:7Romans 8:24Romans 9:19Romans 9:20Romans 14:101 Corinthians 4:71 Corinthians 6:71 Corinthians 10:291 Corinthians 10:301 Corinthians 15:291 Corinthians 15:30Galatians 2:14Galatians 5:11Colossians 2:20

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Genesis8 occurrences
7 versesExodus8 occurrences
8 versesNumbers3 occurrences
3 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges13 occurrences
12 versesRuth3 occurrences
3 verses1 Samuel16 occurrences
13 verses2 Samuel17 occurrences
17 verses1 Kings7 occurrences
7 verses2 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles7 occurrences
7 versesEzra2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah5 occurrences
5 versesEsther2 occurrences
2 versesJob16 occurrences
14 versesPsalms24 occurrences
15 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesEcclesiastes3 occurrences
3 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah18 occurrences
18 versesEzekiel3 occurrences
3 versesDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew19 occurrences
19 versesMark20 occurrences
20 versesLuke19 occurrences
18 versesJohn14 occurrences
14 versesActs14 occurrences
13 versesRomans6 occurrences
5 verses1 Corinthians7 occurrences
6 versesGalatians2 occurrences
2 versesColossians1 occurrence
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