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you

Meaning of “you”

The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2,613 occurrences2,004 verses61 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:29

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2 Chronicles 7:19
But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 7:19 · retained source text

But if yee turne away and forsake my Statutes and my Commandements which I haue set before you, and shall goe and serue other gods, and worship them:

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26.14. deut. 28.15.

2 Chronicles 10:11
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 10:11 · retained source text

For where as my father put a heauy yoke vpon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

1611 marginal noteHeb. laded.

2 Chronicles 10:14
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 10:14 · retained source text

And answered them after the aduice of the yong men, saying, My father made your yoke heauy, but I will adde thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

2 Chronicles 12:5
¶ Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 12:5 · retained source text

¶ Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the Princes of Iudah that were gathered together to Ierusalem because of Shishak, and said vnto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye haue forsaken me, and therfore haue I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

2 Chronicles 13:8
And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 13:8 · retained source text

And now ye thinke to withstand the kingdome of the LORD, in the hand of the sonnes of Dauid, and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calues, which Ieroboam made you for gods.

1611 marginal note1.King. 12.28.

2 Chronicles 13:9
Have ye not cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 13:9 · retained source text

Haue yee not cast out the Priests of the LORD the sonnes of Aaron, and the Leuites, and haue made you priests after the maner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoeuer commeth to consecrate himselfe with a young bullocke and seuen rammes, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to fill his hand.

1611 marginal noteChap. 11.14.

2 Chronicles 13:12
And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 13:12 · retained source text

And behold, God himselfe is with vs for our captaine, and his Priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarme against you: O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers, for you shall not prosper.

2 Chronicles 15:2
And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 15:2 · retained source text

And he went out to meet Asa, and said vnto him, Heare ye me, Asa, and all Iudah, and Beniamin, The LORD is with you, while yee be with him: and if yee seeke him, he will be found of you: but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

1611 marginal noteHeb. before Asa.

2 Chronicles 19:6
And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 19:6 · retained source text

And said to the Iudges, Take heed what ye doe: for yee iudge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the iudgement.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in the matter of iudgement.

2 Chronicles 19:7
Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 19:7 · retained source text

Wherefore now, let the feare of the LORD be vpon you, take heed and doe it: for there is no iniquitie with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 10.17. iob 34.19. act.10.34. rom. 2.11. Col. 2.6. 1.pet. 1.17.

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Genesis82 occurrences
62 verses
Exodus91 occurrences
68 verses
Leviticus130 occurrences
101 verses
Numbers85 occurrences
71 verses
Deuteronomy187 occurrences
141 verses
Joshua108 occurrences
70 verses
Judges45 occurrences
29 verses
Ruth5 occurrences
4 verses
1 Samuel60 occurrences
47 verses
2 Samuel21 occurrences
19 verses
1 Kings12 occurrences
9 verses
2 Kings27 occurrences
22 verses
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
4 verses
2 Chronicles41 occurrences
28 verses
Ezra6 occurrences
6 verses
Nehemiah8 occurrences
8 verses
Esther1 occurrence
1 verse
Job24 occurrences
17 verses
Psalms10 occurrences
8 verses
Proverbs6 occurrences
4 verses
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah51 occurrences
44 verses
Jeremiah143 occurrences
94 verses
Lamentations2 occurrences
2 verses
Ezekiel115 occurrences
77 verses
Daniel5 occurrences
5 verses
Hosea6 occurrences
5 verses
Joel9 occurrences
6 verses
Amos21 occurrences
16 verses
Jonah2 occurrences
1 verse
Micah9 occurrences
7 verses
Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah6 occurrences
3 verses
Haggai11 occurrences
10 verses
Zechariah16 occurrences
14 verses
Malachi17 occurrences
15 verses
Matthew157 occurrences
131 verses
Mark58 occurrences
46 verses
Luke160 occurrences
134 verses
John160 occurrences
113 verses
Acts76 occurrences
59 verses
Romans54 occurrences
43 verses
1 Corinthians102 occurrences
84 verses
2 Corinthians116 occurrences
83 verses
Galatians41 occurrences
31 verses
Ephesians19 occurrences
18 verses
Philippians29 occurrences
26 verses
Colossians35 occurrences
29 verses
1 Thessalonians55 occurrences
43 verses
2 Thessalonians33 occurrences
25 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus2 occurrences
2 verses
Philemon3 occurrences
3 verses
Hebrews24 occurrences
18 verses
James17 occurrences
16 verses
1 Peter33 occurrences
28 verses
2 Peter13 occurrences
11 verses
1 John29 occurrences
18 verses
2 John4 occurrences
3 verses
Jude9 occurrences
6 verses
Revelation11 occurrences
10 verses

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

But from the Belgic dialect, it appears to be in the singular as well as the plural, and our universal popular usage, in applying it to a single person with a verb in the singular number, is correct. […] The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative or objective case.

volume 2, leaf 952, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 55)