'Lay' in the Bible

so that they would even bring out their sick friends into the streets and lay them on light couches or mats, in order that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or other of them.

He has seen a man called Ananias come and lay his hands upon him so that he may recover his sight."

For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no burden heavier than these necessary requirements--

and, after hoisting it on board, they used frapping-cables to undergird the ship, and, as they were afraid of being driven on the Syrtis quicksands, they lowered the gear and lay to.

The sailors, however, wanted to make their escape from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow.