5 occurrences in 12 translations

'Tried' in the Bible

And it cometh to pass after these things that God hath tried Abraham, and saith unto him, 'Abraham;' and he saith, 'Here am I.'

Verse ConceptsAbrahamAbraham, Characteristics OfTrialsAbraham, Testing And VictoryBehold Me!Temptation

When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them. He said, “Let’s not take his life.”

Verse ConceptsRestraints From KillingIndividuals Saving Others

All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him.

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfGrave, TheLove, And The WorldSheolWeepingComfort, Of FriendsParental LoveAfflicted To DeathNo Comfort

she called for her household servants and said to them, "See, my husband brought in a Hebrew man to us to humiliate us. He tried to have sex with me, but I screamed loudly.

Verse ConceptsSexual Union IntendedMisleading Children

This is what she said to him: "That Hebrew slave you brought to us tried to humiliate me,

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