Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'take' occurs 1248 times in the standard works.

388 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'take' in the standard works and contain 31.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 167 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 52:22-33 (12 in 12 verses)

Ezek. 38:12-13 (6 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:1-4 (6 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 8:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 7:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 14:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 29:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 53:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 61:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Abr. 1:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 29:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 21:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:46-28:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 43:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 14:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 3:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 8:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 14:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Micah 2:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 17:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 22:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 1:20-2:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 24:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 75:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:84-86 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:105-107 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 28:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 17:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 21:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 5:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 21:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 20:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 30:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 40:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 29:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 49:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 37:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:34 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:44 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 44:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:6 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 33:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 34:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 45:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 25:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 29:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 29:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 4:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 4:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 5:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 31:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 35:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 9:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 19:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 24:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 24:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 36:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 71:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 25:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 47:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 43:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 45:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

John 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 15:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 27:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:77-78 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 52:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 54:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 55:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 60:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 75:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 713 346 1059
Gen. 53 23 76
Ex. 61 9 70
Lev. 59 7 66
Num. 53 19 72
Deut. 43 18 61
Josh. 20 11 31
Judg. 12 8 20
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 29 24 53
2 Sam. 15 8 23
1 Kgs. 24 7 31
2 Kgs. 29 11 40
1 Chr. 5 4 9
2 Chr. 7 9 16
Ezra 4 7 11
Neh. 5 2 7
Esth. 4 3 7
Job 24 19 43
Ps. 28 20 48
Prov. 15 11 26
Eccl. 4 8 12
Song. 2 0 2
Isa. 48 35 83
Jer. 52 31 83
Lam. 1 2 3
Ezek. 61 27 88
Dan. 6 7 13
Hosea 10 3 13
Joel 0 1 1
Amos 9 8 17
Jonah 2 0 2
Micah 5 2 7
Nahum 3 0 3
Hab. 3 0 3
Zeph. 1 1 2
Hag. 2 0 2
Zech. 9 1 10
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 161 132 293
BM 243 229 472
DC 114 86 200
PGP 17 19 36
TOTAL 1248 812 2060

1 Kgs. 7:8
And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.

1 Kgs. 9:9
And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.

1 Kgs. 9:16
For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.

1 Kgs. 14:10
Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

1 Kgs. 16:18
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,

1 Kgs. 21:19
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

1 Kgs. 22:43
And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.