19 occurrences

'Asks' in the Bible

He commanded the foremost, saying, "When Esau, my brother, meets you, and asks you, saying, 'Whose are you? Where are you going? Whose are these before you?'

Verse ConceptsAskingWho Is This?Where To?

It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' that you shall tell him, 'By strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage;

Verse ConceptsStrength Of GodAskingWhat Is This?Groups Of SlavesTeaching ChildrenGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

When your son asks you in time to come, saying, "What do the testimonies, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh our God has commanded you mean?"

Verse ConceptsAskingMeaningThe Future

and you shall bestow the money for whatever your soul desires, for cattle, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul asks of you; and you shall eat there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholdrinkingFamilies, Nature OfAlcohol ConsumptionGetting WineStrong DrinkEating Drinking And RejoicingAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholicsTithes And OfferingCelebrationMoney BlessingsSaving Moneybeeralcoholismfriendliness

it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he asks you, 'Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn't you know that they would shoot from the wall?

Verse ConceptsAngry People

"When a man's relative carries him, even he who burns him, to bring bodies out of the house, and asks him who is in the innermost parts of the house, 'Is there yet any with you?' And he says, 'No;' then he will say, 'Hush! Indeed we must not mention the name of Yahweh.'

Verse ConceptsThe DeadBeing AshamedActing AlonePreparation For BurialProclaiming God’s NameCurbing SpeechRelatives Also Involved

For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningKnockingFinding ThingsGod Answers PrayerAccess

Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

Verse ConceptsRepulsive FoodProvision From RocksBreadBeing A Good FatherFishparenthood

Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?

Verse ConceptsRepulsive FoodFish

If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."

Verse ConceptsLendingGod's NeedsWhy Do Others Do This?

Give to everyone who asks you, and don't ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsInterestRobbing PeopleGivingPropertyGiving Without Expecting ReturnGiving Back

For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningFinding ThingsGod Answers Prayer

"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won't give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

Verse ConceptsSnakesRepulsive FoodFathers And SonsBreadGivingBeing A Good FatherFishfatherhoodparenthood

Or if he asks for an egg, he won't give him a scorpion, will he?

Verse ConceptsEggsScorpions

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.

Verse ConceptsenvoyFar From One

If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'"

Verse Conceptsequipping, spiritualAsking Particular QuestionsGod's Needs

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Demand (66 instances)
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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐπερωτάω 
Eperotao 
Usage: 55

אשׁקלון 
'Ashq@lown 
Usage: 12

בּעה בּעא 
B@`a' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

בּקשׁ 
Baqash 
Usage: 225

שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

שׁאל 
Sh@'el (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

αἰτέω 
Aiteo 
Usage: 43

ἀνακρίνω 
Anakrino 
Usage: 16

ἀπαιτέω 
Apaiteo 
Usage: 0

ἐξετάζω 
Exetazo 
Usage: 2

ἐρωτάω 
Erotao 
Usage: 42

πυνθάνομαι 
Punthanomai 
Usage: 11