25 occurrences

'Tell' in the Bible

Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?Kings SummoningThose Who Did Not Tell

Didn't he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself, said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."

Verse ConceptsMisrepresentationPlea Of Innocence

Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this thing. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today."

Verse ConceptsThose Who Did Not Tell

He said, "Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of."

Verse ConceptsCalvaryAbrahamAtonement, Types OfLove, And The WorldSuffering, Of Jesus ChristWorship, Acceptable AttitudesWorship, Places OfThe Only ChildSacrificing The FirstbornOnly Child Of PeopleThose Who Loved

and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"

Verse ConceptsWho Is This?Staying TemporarilyFathers And Daughters

and she will tell me, "Drink, and I will also draw for your camels," -- let her be the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for my master's son.'

Verse ConceptsDrawing WaterMan Providing WaterGod Appointing OthersGiving In MarriageGodly Woman

Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."

Verse ConceptsChanging DirectionGiving InformationTurning To Right And Left

Yahweh appeared to him, and said, "Don't go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.

Verse ConceptsGod AppearingGod Forbiddingland

Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?"

Verse ConceptsBeing FairNegotiationServants, Working Conditions OfWagesFree Of Charge

Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn't tell him that he was running away.

Verse ConceptsOthers Who FledThose Who DeceivedThose Who Did Not Tell

Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn't tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;

Verse ConceptsHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofMusicTambourinesLyresAvoiding SecrecyOthers Who FledThose Who DeceivedThose Who Did Not Tell

He commanded them, saying, "This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: 'This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietySojourning

I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.'"

Verse ConceptsGoatsCowsOwning LivestockGroups Of SlavesMultitudes Of DonkeysPossessing SheepWealthy People

Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." He said, "Why is it that you ask what my name is?" He blessed him there.

Verse ConceptsWhy Do You Do This?What Is God's Name?Blessed By God

Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will give.

He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock."

Verse ConceptsWhere Are People?

They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."

Verse ConceptsDreamsNo One AvailableTelling Dreams

Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."

Verse ConceptsBlood, as symbol of guiltJudgement On MurderersWronging Other Peopleaccounting

Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."

Verse ConceptsBeing Found OutAcquitting The Just

Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says, "God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me. Don't wait.

Verse ConceptsChildren, Good Examples OfPeople Who DelayedHurrying Others On

You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. You shall hurry and bring my father down here."

Verse ConceptsHurrying Others On

Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Do this. Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan.

Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's house, "I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, 'My brothers, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of Movements

Jacob called to his sons, and said: "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.

Verse ConceptsPredicting The FutureOthers SummoningTogetherness

You shall tell Joseph, "Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you."' Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

Verse ConceptsAsking for forgivenessAskingForgive One AnotherWronging Other PeopleGod's ForgivenessLove And Forgivenessforgivingdisobedience

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