H1245–בָּקַשׁ–ba.qash

And Joab answered, the LORD make his people a hundred times more numerous than they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ ye.va.Kesh “does he seek”

If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

וִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּ (יבַקְשׁ֣וּ) vak.Shu “they may seek”

And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.

מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים me.vak.Shim “[were] seeking”

And after them out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.

לְבַקֵּ֕שׁ (בַקֵּ֕שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

But when they in their trouble returned to the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

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

And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them: and the LORD gave them rest on all sides.

בִּקְשֻׁ֔הוּ (בִּקְשֻׁ֔) bik.Shu. “they had sought”

And Judah assembled, to ask help of the LORD: even from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (בַקֵּ֖שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (בַקֵּ֥שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to retain the kingdom.

וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩ (יְבַקֵּשׁ֩) y.va.Kesh “he sought to find”

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

בִּקְשׁ֧וּ bik.Shu “they searched”

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ (בַקֵּ֤שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ (מְבַקְשָׁי) me.vak.Sha “[those who] seek”

So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated by us.

וַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥ה (נְּבַקְשָׁ֥) ne.vak.Sha “we sought”

Then the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ me.va.Kesh “requesting”

When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there had come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (בַקֵּ֥שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.

נְבַקֵּ֔שׁ ne.va.Kesh “we will require [it]”

Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days an abundance of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I required not the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי vi.Kash.ti “I sought”

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

בִּקְשׁ֧וּ bik.Shu “they sought”

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

בִּקְשׁ֤וּ bik.Shu “people sought”

Then said the king's servants that ministered to him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ ye.vak.Shu “let people seek”

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, had come to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

בִקְשָׁה֙ vik.Shah “she requested”

In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ (יְבַקְשׁוּ֙) y.vak.Shu “they sought”

And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was discovered; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ (יְבֻקַּ֤שׁ) y.vu.Kash “it was sought”

And he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shown him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ) y.va.Kesh “he sought”

Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to show it to Esther, and to declare it to her, and to charge her that she should go in to the king, to make supplication to him, and to make request before him for her people.

וּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (בַקֵּ֥שׁ) va.Kesh “request”

And it was found written, that Mordecai had informed of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

בִּקְשׁוּ֙ bik.Shu “they had sought”