Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'tell' occurs 296 times in the standard works.

72 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'tell' in the standard works and contain 24.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 29 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 18:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 21:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

Moses 5:29 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 12:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 1:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 2:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 3:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 15:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 6:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 24:49 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 10:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 11:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 22:67 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 20:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 48:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 28:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 28:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 133 12 145
Gen. 18 0 18
Ex. 4 0 4
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 2 0 2
Josh. 1 0 1
Judg. 5 1 6
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 14 0 14
2 Sam. 10 2 12
1 Kgs. 11 0 11
2 Kgs. 7 2 9
1 Chr. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 2 0 2
Job 7 0 7
Ps. 5 4 9
Prov. 1 0 1
Eccl. 5 0 5
Song. 2 0 2
Isa. 6 1 7
Jer. 11 1 12
Ezek. 4 0 4
Dan. 5 1 6
Joel 2 0 2
Jonah 2 0 2
NT 84 2 86
BM 53 12 65
DC 18 8 26
PGP 8 13 21
TOTAL 296 47 343

2 Sam. 7:11
And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

2 Sam. 11:19
And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,