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H7592שָׁאַלsha.al
to askPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Jehovah. And they went unto their own home.
שָׁאַ֖ל sha.'Al “someone asked”
And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah unto the people that asked of him a king.
הַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥ים (שֹּׁאֲלִ֥ים) sho.'a.Lim “were asking”
and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread, which thou shalt receive of their hand.
וְשָׁאֲל֥וּ (שָׁאֲל֥וּ) sha.'a.Lu “they will ask”
Therefore they asked of Jehovah further, Is there yet a man to come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.
וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ (יִּשְׁאֲלוּ) i.yish.'a.lu- “they enquired”
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you.
שְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑ם she.'el.Tem “you asked for”
Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah, in asking you a king.
לִשְׁא֥וֹל (שְׁא֥וֹל) sh.'ol “asking”
And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins [supplied: this] evil, to ask us a king.
לִשְׁאֹ֥ל (שְׁאֹ֥ל) sh.'Ol “asking”
And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.
וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל (יִּשְׁאַ֤ל) i.yish.'Al “he enquired”
And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל (יִּשְׁאַ֥ל) i.yish.'Al “he asked”
And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.
שְׁאַ֣ל she.'Al “ask”
Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.
וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל (יִּשְׁאַ֣ל) i.yish.'Al “he asked”
If thy father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
נִשְׁאֹל֩ nish.'Ol “certainly <to ask>”נִשְׁאַ֨ל nish.'Al “he asked for himself”
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:
נִשְׁאֹ֨ל nish.'Ol “certainly <to ask>”נִשְׁאַ֥ל nish.'Al “he asked for himself”
And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
וַיִּשְׁאַל־ (יִּשְׁאַל) i.yish.'al- “he enquired”
And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
וְשָׁא֥וֹל (שָׁא֥וֹל) sha.'ol “[you] enquired”
Have I to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute anything unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more.
לִשְׁאָל (שְׁאָל) sha.'ol- “enquire”
Therefore David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל (יִּשְׁאַ֨ל) i.yish.'Al “he enquired”
Then David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand.
לִשְׁאֹ֣ל (שְׁאֹ֣ל) sh.'Ol “enquire”
And David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
וּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ (שְׁאֶלְתֶּם) she.'el.tem- “you will ask”
Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee: wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes; for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
שְׁאַ֨ל she.'Al “ask”
And when Saul inquired of Jehovah, Jehovah answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל (יִּשְׁאַ֤ל) i.yish.'Al “he enquired”
And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?
תִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִי (תִּשְׁאָלֵ֑) tish.'a.Le. “do you ask”
And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake [supplied: them], and shalt without fail recover [supplied: all].
וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל (יִּשְׁאַ֨ל) i.yish.'Al “he enquired”
And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל (יִּשְׁאַ֥ל) i.yish.'Al “he asked”
And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
וַיִּשְׁאַל֩ (יִּשְׁאַל֩) i.yish.'Al “he enquired”