H1245–בָּקַשׁ–ba.qash

Then he made the tribe of Benjamin come near by families, and the family of the Matrites was taken: and from them, Saul, the son of Kish, was taken: but when they went in search of him he was nowhere to be seen.

וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ (יְבַקְשֻׁ֖) y.vak.Shu. “they sought”

But now, your authority will not go on: the Lord, searching for a man who is pleasing to him in every way, has given him the place of ruler over his people, because you have not done what the Lord gave you orders to do.

בִּקֵּשׁ֩ bi.Kesh “he has sought”

Now between the narrow roads over the mountains by which Jonathan was making his way to the Philistines' forces, there was a sharp overhanging rock on one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: one was named Bozez and the other Seneh.

בִּקֵּ֤שׁ bi.Kesh “he sought”

Now give orders to your servants who are here before you to go in search of a man who is an expert player on a corded instrument: and it will be that when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will make music for you on his instrument, and you will get

יְבַקְשׁ֕וּ ye.vak.Shu “let them seek”

And Jonathan said to David, Saul, my father, is purposing your death: so now, take care in the morning, and keep yourself safe in a secret place:

מְבַקֵּ֛שׁ me.va.Kesh “[is] seeking”

And Saul would have sent his spear through him, pinning him to the wall, but he got away and the spear went into the wall: and that night David went in flight and got away.

וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ (יְבַקֵּ֨שׁ) y.va.Kesh “he sought”

And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?

מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ me.va.Kesh “[is] seeking”

And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.

וּבִקֵּ֣שׁ (בִקֵּ֣שׁ) vi.Kesh “he will require”

Keep here with me and have no fear; for he who has designs on my life has designs on yours: but with me you will be safe.

יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ ye.va.Kesh “he seeks”יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ ye.va.Kesh “he seeks”

Then David said, O Lord, the God of Israel, news has been given to your servant that it is Saul's purpose to come to Keilah and send destruction on the town because of me.

מְבַקֵּ֥שׁ me.va.Kesh “[is] seeking”

And David kept in the waste land, in safe places, waiting in the hill-country in the waste land of Ziph. And Saul was searching for him every day, but God did not give him up into his hands.

וַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּ (יְבַקְשֵׁ֤) y.vak.She. “he sought”

And David was full of fear, in the knowledge that Saul had come out to take his life; and David was in the waste land of Ziph, in Horesh.

לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (בַקֵּ֣שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

And Saul and his men went in search of him. And David had word of it, so he came down to the rock in the waste land of Maon. And Saul, hearing of this, went after David into the waste land of Maon.

לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ (בַקֵּשׁ֒) va.Kesh “seek [him]”

Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.

לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ (בַקֵּ֤שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?

מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ me.va.Kesh “[is] seeking”

So now, my lord, by the living God and by your living soul, seeing that the Lord has kept you from the crime of blood and from taking into your hands the punishment for your wrongs, may all your haters, and those who would do evil to my lord, be like Nab

וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים (מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים) m.vak.Shim “[who] seek”

And though a man has taken up arms against you, putting your life in danger, still the soul of my lord will be kept safe among the band of the living with the Lord your God; and the souls of those who are against you he will send violently away from him,

וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (בַקֵּ֖שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

Then Saul went down to the waste land of Ziph, taking with him three thousand of the best men of Israel, to make search for David in the waste land of Ziph.

לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (בַקֵּ֥שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

Then do not let my blood be drained out on the earth away from the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel has come out to take my life, like one going after birds in the mountains.

לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ (בַקֵּשׁ֙) va.Kesh “seek”

And David said to himself, Some day death will come to me by the hand of Saul: the only thing for me to do is to get away into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up hope of taking me in any part of the land of Israel: and so I may be able t

לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי (בַקְשֵׁ֤) vak.She. “seek”

And Saul, hearing that David had gone to Gath, went after him no longer.

לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ (בַקְשֽׁ) vak.Sh “seek”

Then Saul said to his servants, Get me a woman who has control of a spirit so that I may go to her and get directions. And his servants said to him, There is such a woman at En-dor.

בַּקְּשׁוּ־ ba.ke.shu- “seek”

Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it:

מְבַקְשִׁ֧ים me.vak.Shim “seeking”

And they took the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul your hater, who would have taken your life; the Lord has taken payment for the wrongs of my lord the king from Saul and his s

בִּקֵּ֖שׁ bi.Kesh “he sought”

How much more, when evil men have put an upright person to death, in his house, sleeping on his bed, will I take payment from you for his blood, and have you cut off from the earth?

אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ 'a.va.Kesh “will I require”