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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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Genesis 17:11
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 17:11 · retained source text

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskinne; and it shal be a token of the couenant betwixt me and you.

1611 marginal noteActs 7.8. rom. 4.11.

Genesis 17:12
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 17:12 · retained source text

And he that is eight dayes olde, shalbe circumcised among you, euery man child in your generations, he that is borne in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

1611 marginal noteHebr. a sonne of eight dayes.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 12.3. luke 2.21. iohn 7.22.

Genesis 18:4
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 18:4 · retained source text

Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feete, and rest your selues vnder the tree:

Genesis 19:2
And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 19:2 · retained source text

And he said, Beholde now my LORDs, turne in, I pray you, into your seruants house, and tarie all night, and wash your feete, and ye shall rise vp early and goe on your wayes. And they said, Nay: but we wil abide in the street all night.

1611 marginal noteChap. 18.4.

Genesis 19:8
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 19:8 · retained source text

Behold now, I haue two daughters, which haue not knowen man; let mee, I pray you, bring them out vnto you, and doe ye to them, as is good in your eyes: onely vnto these men do nothing: for therefore came they vnder the shadow of my roofe.

Genesis 19:14
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 19:14 · retained source text

And Lot went out, and spake vnto his sonnes in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get yee out of this place: for the LORD wil destroy this citie: but hee seemed as one that mocked, vnto his sonnes in law.

Genesis 22:5
And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 22:5 · retained source text

And Abraham said vnto his yong men, Abide you here with the asse, and I and the lad will goe yonder and worship, and come againe to you.

Genesis 23:4
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 23:4 · retained source text

I am a stranger and a soiourner with you: giue me a possession of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

Genesis 23:9
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 23:9 · retained source text

That he may giue me the caue of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field: for as much money as it is worth he shall giue it mee, for a possession of a burying place amongst you.

1611 marginal noteHebr. full money.

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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)