'Lo' in the Bible

for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf rose up and also stood erect; and behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf.”

Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, “Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

And lo, from the Nile there came up seven cows, sleek and fat; and they grazed in the marsh grass.

Lo, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such as I had never seen for ugliness in all the land of Egypt;

and lo, seven ears, withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them;

When the man arose to go along with his concubine and servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Behold now, the day has drawn to a close; please spend the night. Lo, the day is coming to an end; spend the night here that your heart may be merry. Then tomorrow you may arise early for your journey so that you may go home.”

“Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity,Nor will He support the evildoers.

Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more;I sought for him, but he could not be found.

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,They passed by together.

“Lo, for my own welfare I had great bitterness;It is You who has kept my soul from the pit of nothingness,For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

“Behold, these will come from afar;And lo, these will come from the north and from the west,And these from the land of Sinim.”

Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth,Say to the daughter of Zion, “Lo, your salvation comes;Behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”

Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the waistband from the place where I had hidden it; and lo, the waistband was ruined, it was totally worthless.

Then I looked, and behold, a hand was extended to me; and lo, a scroll was in it.

For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and lo, thus they did within My house.

“Furthermore, they have even sent for men who come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and lo, they came—for whom you bathed, painted your eyes and decorated yourselves with ornaments;

He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry.

After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.

teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

His disciples *said, “Lo, now You are speaking plainly and are not using a figure of speech.