Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'near' occurs 266 times in the standard works.

56 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'near' in the standard works and contain 21.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 22 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 27:25-27 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 44:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 33:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:62-63 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 45:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 16:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 10:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 18:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 41:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 50:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 30:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Zeph. 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 18:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)


Gen. 27:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

 27:21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

 27:22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.




Lev. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 22:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 191 4 195
Gen. 24 0 24
Ex. 10 0 10
Lev. 9 0 9
Num. 19 0 19
Deut. 7 0 7
Josh. 7 0 7
Judg. 4 0 4
Ruth 3 1 4
1 Sam. 11 0 11
2 Sam. 6 0 6
1 Kgs. 6 0 6
2 Kgs. 2 0 2
1 Chr. 0 3 3
2 Chr. 4 0 4
Esth. 2 0 2
Job 3 0 3
Ps. 8 0 8
Prov. 3 0 3
Isa. 21 0 21
Jer. 8 0 8
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 17 0 17
Dan. 7 0 7
Joel 2 0 2
Amos 1 0 1
Obad. 1 0 1
Zeph. 3 0 3
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 20 1 21
BM 44 14 58
DC 5 0 5
PGP 6 3 9
TOTAL 266 22 288

Gen. 12:11
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

Gen. 18:23
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Gen. 19:9
And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

Gen. 19:20
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

Gen. 20:4
But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

Gen. 27:21
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

Gen. 27:22
And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

Gen. 27:25
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

Gen. 27:26
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

Gen. 27:27
And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:

Gen. 29:10
And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

Gen. 33:3
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Gen. 33:6
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

Gen. 33:7
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

Gen. 37:18
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

Gen. 43:19
And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

Gen. 44:18
Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

Gen. 45:4
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

Gen. 45:10
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

Gen. 48:10
Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

Gen. 48:13
And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.