5 occurrences

'Please' in the Bible

And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.

Verse ConceptsWhere Are People?

And her father said, It seemed to me that you had only hate for her; so I gave her to your friend: but is not her younger sister fairer than she? so please take her in place of the other.

Verse ConceptsHating IndividualsTransferring Wives

If your young men are questioned they will say the same thing. So now, let my young men have grace in your eyes, for we are come at a good time; please give anything you may have by you to your servants and to your son David.

Verse ConceptsGrace, In Human Relationships

So Amnon went to bed and made himself seem ill: and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, Please let my sister Tamar come and make me one or two cakes before my eyes, so that I may take food from her hand.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitCakesPretendingSick Individuals

Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Please make use of the Aramaean language in talking to your servants, for we are used to it, and do not make use of the Jews' language in the hearing of the people on the wall.

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