Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'taken' occurs 542 times in the standard works.

126 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'taken' in the standard works and contain 23.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 53 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 13:26-29 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 52:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 17:12-13 (4 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 16:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 40:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)


Num. 36:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

 36:3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

 36:4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.




1 Sam. 10:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 12:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 17:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 55:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 24:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 21:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 57:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 22:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 8:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 2:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 4:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 5:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

John 20:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 5:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 270 1 271
Gen. 22 0 22
Ex. 5 0 5
Lev. 7 0 7
Num. 19 0 19
Deut. 8 0 8
Josh. 8 0 8
Judg. 6 0 6
1 Sam. 21 0 21
2 Sam. 7 0 7
1 Kgs. 6 0 6
2 Kgs. 11 0 11
1 Chr. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 9 0 9
Ezra 7 0 7
Neh. 2 0 2
Esth. 3 0 3
Job 11 0 11
Ps. 9 1 10
Prov. 5 0 5
Eccl. 4 0 4
Isa. 24 0 24
Jer. 30 0 30
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 24 0 24
Dan. 7 0 7
Hosea 1 0 1
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 5 0 5
Micah 2 0 2
Zeph. 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 68 2 70
BM 153 14 167
DC 35 2 37
PGP 16 0 16
TOTAL 542 19 561

Num. 3:12
And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

Num. 5:13
And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;

Num. 8:16
For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

Num. 8:18
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

Num. 9:17
And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.

Num. 9:21
And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.

Num. 9:22
Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

Num. 10:11
And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.

Num. 10:17
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

Num. 16:15
And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

Num. 18:6
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Num. 21:26
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

Num. 31:26
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:

Num. 31:49
And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

Num. 31:53
(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)

Num. 36:3
And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

Num. 36:4
And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.