28 occurrences

'Pray' in the Bible

And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here to pray to Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities OfStandingThis Is Me

And it shall come to pass that every one that is left of thy house shall come to crouch to him for a small piece of silver and for a cake of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

Verse ConceptsBowing

And he said, What is the word that he has spoken to thee? I pray thee, keep it not back from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou keep back anything from me of all the word that he spoke to thee.

Verse ConceptsGod's Things Concealed

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray Jehovah for you.

Verse ConceptsAssemblyReligious AwakeningsPray For UsFasting And Prayer

And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost; and Kish said to Saul his son, Take, I pray, one of the young men with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

Verse ConceptsSeeking For Concrete ThingsLoss Of DonkeysMissing SomeoneLosing A FriendBeing Lostsaul

And Saul drew near to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.

Verse ConceptsWhere Are Things?

And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said to you.

Verse ConceptsTelling What People Said

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray to Jehovah thy God for thy servants, that we die not; for we have added to all our sins the wickedness to ask for ourselves a king.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodConfession, Examples OfAskingNot DyingAdding EvilDeath PreventedPray For Us

And Jonathan said, My father has troubled the land: see, I pray you, that mine eyes are bright, because I tasted a little of this honey.

Verse ConceptsHoneyGood EyesPeople Refreshed

And now, I pray thee, forgive my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsForgive One AnotherGod's ForgivenessForgiveness Kjvforgiving

And he said, I have sinned; honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah thy God.

Verse ConceptsWe Have SinnedThe ElderlyPraising God In Public Worship

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he has found favour in my sight.

Verse ConceptsHuman FavourNetworkingsaul

And Jesse said to David his son, Take, I pray, for thy brethren, this ephah of parched corn and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren;

Verse ConceptsCooking, Types Of FoodGrainWeights And Measures, DryTen ThingsEphah [Ten Omers]

But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill thee; and now, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place and hide thyself;

Verse ConceptsHiding From Peoplesaul

and said, Let me go, I pray thee; for we have a family sacrifice in the city; and my brother himself has commanded me to be there; and now, if I have found favour in thy sight, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. He has therefore not come to the king's table.

Verse ConceptsBrothersethics, personalTown

And David went thence to Mizpeh in Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth amongst you, till I know what God will do for me.

Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldRespect, For Human BeingsSanctity Of LifeRelations With ForeignersGrandmothers

Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his track is, who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtilly.

Verse ConceptsThose Looking For People

Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee. Therefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes; for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, what thy hand may find to thy servants, and to thy son David.

Verse ConceptsGrace, In Human Relationships

and fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let the iniquity be; but let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear the words of thy handmaid.

Verse ConceptsFeetBowing Before David

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; and I thy handmaid did not see the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfFoolish PeoplePeople With Apt Names

I pray thee, forgive the transgression of thy handmaid: for Jehovah will certainly make my lord a lasting house; because my lord fights the battles of Jehovah, and evil has not been found in thee all thy days.

Verse ConceptsForgive One AnotherFighting EnemiesForgiving Others Who Hurt You

And Abishai said to David, God has delivered thine enemy into thy hand this day; and now let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the ground once, and I will not do it the second time.

Verse ConceptsGiven Into One's Hands

Jehovah forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed! But now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And EvilThe Lord's AnointedFar Be It!

And now, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If Jehovah have moved thee against me, let him accept an oblation; but if the sons of men, cursed be they before Jehovah; for they have driven me out this day from adhering to the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In ChristDifferent GodsCursing The UngodlyEncouraged To Serve Foreign gods

And Saul disguised himself, and put on other garments, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, I pray thee, divine to me by the spirit of Python, and bring me him up whom I shall name to thee.

Verse ConceptsVisitingFortunetellingdisguisesDuring One NightSorcerywitchessaul

And now, I pray thee, hearken thou also to the voice of thy bondmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength when thou goest on thy way.

Verse ConceptsPay Attention To People!

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, Bring near to me, I pray thee, the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod near to David.

Verse ConceptsThe Urim And Thummim

Bible Theasaurus

Beseech (85 instances)
Implore (25 instances)
Invoke (26 instances)