Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'days' occurs 1215 times in the standard works.

424 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'days' in the standard works and contain 34.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 173 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 10:30-11:3 (8 in 8 verses)

Ether 11:7-14 (8 in 8 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-9 (7 in 6 verses)

Lev. 12:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 15:24-28 (6 in 5 verses)

Esth. 1:1-5 (6 in 5 verses)

Hel. 7:7-9 (5 in 3 verses)

Num. 6:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 61:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

JS-M 1:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 47:9 (4 in 1 verse)

Num. 11:19 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:31 (4 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Esth. 9:26-28 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 65:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 11:23-12:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 23:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

Eccl. 11:8-12:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 45:23-46:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 13:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 1:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 8:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 11:21 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:65 (3 in 1 verse)

Job 10:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Acts 20:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 6:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 12:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:46-2:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:46-47 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 35:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 10:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:33-6:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 23:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 33:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 43:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 12:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 8:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 1:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 17:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 11:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:68-8:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 10:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 34:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 18:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 21:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 12:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 5:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 66:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)


Ex. 13:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

 13:6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.

 13:7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.




Ex. 20:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 17:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 24:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 39:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 90:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 90:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 102:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:30-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:43-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 702 2 704
Gen. 63 0 63
Ex. 32 0 32
Lev. 40 0 40
Num. 34 0 34
Deut. 50 0 50
Josh. 13 0 13
Judg. 19 0 19
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 24 0 24
2 Sam. 9 0 9
1 Kgs. 33 0 33
2 Kgs. 21 0 21
1 Chr. 17 0 17
2 Chr. 25 0 25
Ezra 9 0 9
Neh. 19 0 19
Esth. 17 0 17
Job 33 2 35
Ps. 32 0 32
Prov. 7 0 7
Eccl. 20 0 20
Isa. 25 0 25
Jer. 52 0 52
Lam. 5 0 5
Ezek. 32 0 32
Dan. 25 0 25
Hosea 14 0 14
Joel 4 0 4
Amos 7 0 7
Jonah 3 0 3
Micah 5 0 5
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 7 0 7
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 166 1 167
BM 210 0 210
DC 87 0 87
PGP 50 0 50
TOTAL 1215 3 1218

Ex. 2:11
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

Ex. 3:18
And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.

Ex. 5:3
And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

Ex. 7:25
And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.

Ex. 8:27
We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.

Ex. 10:22
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

Ex. 10:23
They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

Ex. 12:15
Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

Ex. 12:19
Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.

Ex. 13:6
Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.

Ex. 13:7
Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.

Ex. 15:22
So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

Ex. 16:26
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.

Ex. 16:29
See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

Ex. 20:9
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Ex. 20:11
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Ex. 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Ex. 22:30
Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

Ex. 23:12
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

Ex. 23:15
Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)

Ex. 23:26
There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

Ex. 24:16
And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

Ex. 24:18
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

Ex. 29:30
And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.

Ex. 29:35
And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.

Ex. 29:37
Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

Ex. 31:15
Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

Ex. 31:17
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

Ex. 34:18
The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.

Ex. 34:21
Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

Ex. 34:28
And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

Ex. 35:2
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.