Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'die' occurs 398 times in the standard works.

128 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'die' in the standard works and contain 32.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 51 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 35:16-23 (9 in 8 verses)

Ezek. 3:18-20 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 42:44-47 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 7:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:49-51 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 33:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 25:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Rom. 14:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 11:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 20:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 14:43-45 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 33:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 5:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Jonah 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 20:28 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:24 (2 in 1 verse)

John 21:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 5:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:86 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 30:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)


Lev. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled.

 10:7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.




Num. 4:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 22:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 15:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 273 249 522
Gen. 27 38 65
Ex. 21 9 30
Lev. 10 5 15
Num. 30 24 54
Deut. 25 7 32
Josh. 1 5 6
Judg. 5 15 20
Ruth 1 3 4
1 Sam. 14 10 24
2 Sam. 8 19 27
1 Kgs. 9 17 26
2 Kgs. 10 12 22
1 Chr. 0 23 23
2 Chr. 4 13 17
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 0 4 4
Esth. 0 1 1
Job 10 7 17
Ps. 7 3 10
Prov. 6 4 10
Eccl. 3 3 6
Isa. 9 7 16
Jer. 28 7 35
Ezek. 34 7 41
Dan. 0 2 2
Hosea 0 1 1
Amos 5 1 6
Jonah 3 0 3
Hab. 1 0 1
Zech. 2 1 3
NT 48 137 185
BM 42 170 212
DC 24 86 110
PGP 11 18 29
TOTAL 398 660 1058

Lev. 7:24
And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

Lev. 8:35
Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.

Lev. 10:2
And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.

Lev. 10:6
And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled.

Lev. 10:7
And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

Lev. 10:9
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

Lev. 11:39
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

Lev. 15:31
Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

Lev. 16:1
And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died;

Lev. 16:2
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

Lev. 16:13
And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

Lev. 17:15
And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

Lev. 20:20
And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

Lev. 22:8
That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the Lord.

Lev. 22:9
They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the Lord do sanctify them.