11 occurrences

'Wish' in the Bible

And he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your wish for me to bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and approach Ephron the son of Zohar for me,

But if he should ever wish to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of it to your valuation.

Verse ConceptsRedemption, In Everyday LifeFractions, One Fifth

Yet if the one who consecrates it should wish to redeem his house, then he shall add one-fifth of your valuation price to it, so that it may be his.

If the one who consecrates it should ever wish to redeem the field, then he shall add one-fifth of your valuation price to it, so that it may pass to him.

This is what the Lord has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them marry whom they wish; only they must marry within the family of the tribe of their father.’

Verse ConceptsLimitednessFather And Daughter RelationshipsFathers And Daughters

Here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Please let me bring them out that you may ravish them and do to them whatever you wish. But do not commit such an act of folly against this man.”

Verse ConceptsdaughtersGirlsVirginAbusemistressharassmentvirginity

Remain this night, and when morning comes, if he will redeem you, good; let him redeem you. But if he does not wish to redeem you, then I will redeem you, as the Lord lives. Lie down until morning.”

Verse ConceptsSexual Chastity Examples Of

Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself before the king. And the king said, “What do you wish?”

Verse ConceptsBowingBowing Before David

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, “Ask what you wish Me to give you.”

Verse ConceptsCommunicationNightGod AppearingDuring One NightGod Answers Prayer

She said to her mistress, “I wish that my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.”

Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelProphets, Role OfHelpful ChildrenHealing LepersNamed Prophets Of The Lordmistress

Therefore you should now clearly understand that you will die by the sword, by famine and by pestilence, in the place where you wish to go to reside.

Verse ConceptsHow Death Is InevitableFamine Killing

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
εὔχομαι 
Euchomai 
wish , pray , can wish , I would
Usage: 7

חפץ 
Chaphets 
Usage: 10

משׂכּית 
Maskiyth 
Usage: 6

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