'Call' in the Bible

And out of the ground Yahweh God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and he brought [each] to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called that living creature [was] its name.

And as for Seth, he also fathered a son, and he called his name Enosh. At that time he began to call on the name of Yahweh.

And the angel of Yahweh said to her: "Behold, you are pregnant and shall have a son. And you shall call his name Ishmael, for Yahweh has listened to your suffering.

And God said to Abraham, "[as for] Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, for Sarah [shall be] her name.

And God said, "No, but Sarah your wife shall bear a son for you, and you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant to his offspring after him.

And they said, "Let us call the girl and ask {her opinion}."

And his sister said to the daughter of Pharaoh, "Shall I go and call for you a woman from the Hebrews [who is] nursing [so that] she will nurse the boy for you?"

And he said to his daughters, "Where [is] he? {Why then} have you left the man? {Call him so that he can eat some food}."

And Pharaoh hurried to call Moses and Aaron, and he said, "I have sinned against Yahweh your God and against you.

"As for the person who is afflicted with a skin disease, his garments must be torn and his {hair} must [be allowed to] hang loosely, and he must cover [his] upper lip, and he must call out, 'Unclean! Unclean!'

Moses sent to call [for] Dathan and Abiram son of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!

And God came to Balaam [at] night, and he said to him, "If the men have come to call you, get up [and] go with them; but only the word that I will speak to you, you will do."

For what great nation [has] for it a god near to it as Yahweh our God, whenever we call [upon] him?

I call to witness against you today the heaven and the earth, that you will perish soon and completely from the land that you [are] crossing the Jordan into it to take possession of it; {you will not live long on it}, but you will be completely destroyed.

So you shall acknowledge {today}, and {you must call to mind} that Yahweh [is] God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no other [God].

"And then when all of these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse that I have set {before you} {and you call them to mind} among the nations there where Yahweh your God [has] scattered you,

Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Look, {you are about to die}; call Joshua and present yourselves in [the] tent of assembly, so that I may instruct him." So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in [the] tent of assembly.

Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officials, so that I may speak in their ears these words, and [that] I may call as witness against them heaven and earth.

Call for songs of joy, O nations, [concerning] his people, for the blood of his servants he will avenge, {and he will take reprisals against his foes}, and he will make atonement [for] his land, his people."

The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed [over] to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross [over] and make war against the {Ammonites}, and why did you not call us to go with you? We will burn down your house over you with fire."

After awhile, when their hearts were merry, they said, "Call Samson and let him entertain us." And they called Samson {from the prison}, and {he entertained them}. And they made him stand between the pillars.

And she said to them, "You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has {caused me to be very bitter}.

I went [away] full, but Yahweh brought me back empty-handed! Why call me Naomi {when Yahweh has testified against me} and Shaddai has brought calamity upon me?"

And he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, because you called me." But he said, "I did not call [you]. Go back and lie down." So he went and lay down.

And Yahweh called Samuel again, so Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, because you called me." And he said, "I did not call you, my son. Go back [and] lie down."

[Is] the wheat harvest not today? I will call out to Yahweh so that he still sends thunder and rain, so that you will know and will see that your wickedness [is] great that you have done in the eyes of Yahweh by asking for a king for yourselves."

Saul said to the troops that [were] with him, "Please call the roll and see who has gone from us." So they called the roll {and found that} Jonathan and {his armor bearer} were not [present].

So Jonathan {made a covenant} with the house of David, [saying,] "May Yahweh {call the enemies of David to account}."

David called out to the army and to Abner the son of Ner, "Will you not answer, Abner?" And Abner answered and said, "Who [are] you [that] you call to the king?"

Absalom used to rise early in the morning, and he stood {beside} the road [at] the gate; {anyone} who had a legal dispute to bring to the king for judgment Absalom would call to him and say, "{Where are you from?}" And he would say, "Your servant [is] from one of the tribes of Israel."

Then Absalom said, "Please call also for Hushai the Arkite, and let us hear {what he has to say} also."

I call [upon] Yahweh who is praiseworthy, and I [am] saved from those who hate me.

[O,] that your eyes [may] be open to the plea of your servant and to the plea of your people Israel, to listen to them in all things [when] they call to you.

Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh, and it shall be that the god who answers by fire, he [is] God." Then all the people answered and said, "The word [is] good!"

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you [are] the majority, and call on the name of your god, but don't set fire [under it]."

It happened at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, "Call out with a loud voice, for he [is] a god! Perhaps he is meditating, or {is using the bathroom}, or [is] on a journey. Perhaps he [is] asleep and must wake up!"

She had written in the letters, saying, "Call a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people.

He said to Gehazi his servant, "Call to this Shunammite," so he called to her, and she stood before him.

And he said, "Call for her," so he called for her and she stood in the doorway.

[Elisha] called to Gehazi and said, "Call this Shunammite." So he called her and she came to him; then he said, "Pick up your son."

But Naaman became angry and he went and said, "Look, I said to myself, 'Surely he will come out, stand, call upon the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hands over the spot; then he would take away the skin disease.'

And he went up to Baal-Perazim, and David struck them there. And David said, "God has burst out against my enemies by my hand like waters burst out." Therefore they will call the name of this place Baal-Perazim.

Give thanks to Yahweh; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the nations!

Then the messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, "Behold, the words of the prophets [are] good with one voice to the king. Please let your word be as one with them and speak good."

"Call now, is there [anyone] answering you? And to which of [the] holy ones will you turn?

Then call, and I myself will answer; or let me speak, then reply to me.

You would call, and I myself would answer you; you would long for the work of your hand.

[if] I call to the pit, 'You [are] my father,' to the maggot, '[You are] my mother or my sister,'

I call to my servant, but he does not answer; I must {personally} plead with him.

Or, in Shaddai will he find delight? Will he call upon God at all times?

[With] my voice I call to Yahweh and he answers me from {his holy hill}. Selah

When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness. In trouble {deliver me}. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself [the] faithful one. Yahweh hears when I call to him.

Why does the wicked treat God with contempt? He says in his heart, "You will not call [me] to account."

All who do evil--do they not know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on Yahweh.

Rescue, O Yahweh. Let the king answer us when we call.

O my God, I call by day and you do not answer, and [by] night but I have no rest.

Hear, O Yahweh, my voice [when] I call, and be gracious to me and answer me.

To you, O Yahweh, I call. O my rock, do not be deaf to me. Or else, if you are silent to me, then I will become like those descending to [the] pit.

O Yahweh, let me not be put to shame, for I call on you. Let the wicked be put to shame. Let them [go] silently to Sheol.

And call me in [the] day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me."

Do not evildoers know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on God.

As for me, I will call to God, and Yahweh will save me.

Then my enemies will turn back {when} I call. This I know because God [is] for me.

I will call to God Most High, to God who accomplishes [things] concerning me.

From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart grows faint. You will lead me to a rock [that is] higher than I.

May his name endure forever. May his name increase {as long as the sun shines}, and let them be blessed in him. Let all nations call him blessed.

Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on [the] kingdoms that do not call on your name,

Be gracious to me, O Lord, because I call to you {all day long}.

For you, O Lord, [are] good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you.

In the day of my trouble I call to you, because you answer me.

My eye languishes from misery. I call on you, O Yahweh, every day; I spread out my hands to you.

He will call out [to] me, 'You [are] my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.'

He will call upon me and I will answer him; I [will be] with him in trouble; I will rescue and honor him.

Do not hide your face from me in [the] day [of] my trouble. Incline your ear to me. In the day I call, answer me quickly,

Because he has inclined his ear to me, I will call {all my days}.

I call with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Yahweh. I will keep your statutes.

I call to you. Save me, and I will heed your testimonies.

Out of [the] depths I call to you, O Yahweh.

I call on you, O Yahweh; hasten to me. Listen to my voice when I call to you.

Yahweh [is] near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me.

Say to wisdom, "you are my sister," and you shall call insight, "{intimate friend}."

Does not wisdom call, and understanding raise its voice?

"To you, O {people}, I call, and my cry is to the children of humankind.

[in order] to call to those who pass by the road, those who go straight [on] their way:

He who plans to do evil for himself, they will call [him] "master of mischief."

Ah! Those who call evil good and good evil, those who put darkness for light and light for darkness, those who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look! the virgin [is] with child and she is about to give birth [to] a son, and she shall call his name 'God with us.'

And I approached the prophetess, and she conceived, and she gave birth to a son. And Yahweh said to me, "Call his name Maher-Halal-Hash-Baz.

For before the boy knows to call 'my father' and 'my mother,' [one] will carry away the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria in the presence of the king of Assyria."

"You must not call conspiracy everything that this people calls conspiracy, and you must not {share its fear}, and you must not be in dread.

And you will say on that day, "Give thanks to Yahweh; call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples; bring to remembrance that his name [is] exalted.

And this shall happen: On that day I will call to my servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah,

Its nobles--but no kingdom is there--shall call, and all its princes shall be nothing.

And desert creatures shall meet with hyenas, and a goat-demon shall call to his neighbor; surely there Lilith shall repose, and she shall find a resting place for herself.

"Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, that her compulsory labor is fulfilled, that her sin is paid for, that she has {received} from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins."

A voice [is] saying, "Call!" And he said, "What shall I call?" All {humankind} [are] grass, and all his loyalty [is] like the flowers of the field.

I stirred up [one] from [the] north, and he has come from [the] rising of the sun. He shall call on my name, and he shall come [on] officials as [on] mortar, and as [the] {potter} treads clay.

But you did not call me, Jacob; for you have become weary of me, Israel.