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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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Judges 2:2
And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 2:2 · retained source text

And yee shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land, you shal throw downe their altars: But ye haue not obeyed my voyce; Why haue ye done this?

1611 marginal noteDeut. 7.2.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 12.3.

Judges 5:16
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 5:16 · retained source text

Why abodest thou among the sheepefolds, to heare the bleatings of the flocks? for the diuisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

1611 marginal noteOr, in.

Judges 5:17
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 5:17 · retained source text

Gilead abode beyond Iordan: and why did Dan remaine in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

1611 marginal noteOr, port.

1611 marginal noteOr, creeks.

Judges 5:28
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 5:28 · retained source text

The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattesse, Why is his charet so long in comming? Why tarie the wheeles of his charets?

Judges 6:13
And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 6:13 · retained source text

And Gideon said vnto him, Oh my LORD, if the LORD bee with vs, why then is all this befallen vs? and where be all his miracles which our fathers tolde vs of, saying, Did not the LORD bring vs vp from Egypt? But now the LORD hath forsaken vs, and deliuered vs into the hands of the Midianites.

Judges 8:1
AND the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 8:1 · retained source text

¶And the men of Ephraim said vnto him, Why hast thou serued vs thus, that thou calledst vs not when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharpely.

1611 marginal noteHebr. what thing is this, thou hast done vnto vs?

1611 marginal noteHebr. strongly.

Judges 9:28
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 9:28 · retained source text

And Gaal the sonne of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serue him? Is not he the sonne of Ierubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serue the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serue him?

Judges 11:7
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 11:7 · retained source text

And Iephthah said vnto the Elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expell me out of my fathers house? And why are ye come vnto mee now when ye are in distresse?

Judges 11:26
While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 11:26 · retained source text

While Israel dwelt in Heshbon, and her townes, and in Aroer, and her townes, and in all the cities that bee along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred yeeres? Why therefore did yee not recouer them within that time?

Judges 13:18
And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 13:18 · retained source text

And the Angel of the LORD said vnto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

1611 marginal noteOr, wonderfull.

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