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H1245

בָּקַשׁ (bâqash) v (baw-kash')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
KJV: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

Type: root" cite="full" form="false
[בָּקַשׁ] 224 vb. seekPi.seek to findseek to secureseek the facedesire, demandrequire, exactexact equivalent or penalty for(late) ask, requestPu. be sought {134}

Displaying only every 10th verse out of 215:

PRO 17:11

OET-LV: 11Only rebellion he_seeks an_evil_person and_a_messenger cruel he_will_be_sent in/on/over_him/it.   (PRO_17:11)

OET-RV: 11Only an evil person seeks rebellion
 ⇔ → and so a cruel opponent will be sent against him. (PRO 17:11)

CH2 22:9

OET-LV: 9And_he/it_sought DOM ʼAḩazyāh and_people_captured_him and_he was_hiding_himself in_Shomrōn and_they_brought_him to Yēhūʼ and_they_put_him_to_death and_they_buried_him if/because they_said was_the_son_of Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) he who he_sought DOM YHWH in_all heart_of_his and_there_is_not to_the_house_of ʼAḩazyāh to_retain strength for_kingship.   (CH2_22:9)

OET-RV: 9Then Yehu went searching for Ahazyah and found him hiding in Shomron (Samaria) city. They captured him and took him to Yehu, and killed him. They did bury him, because they said, “He was the grandson of King Yehoshafat who tried hard to please Yahweh.” After that, there were no descendants of Ahazyah who were powerful enough to become Yehudah’s king. (CH2 22:9)

MAL 3:1

OET-LV: 3Here_I am_about_to_send messenger_of_my and_he_will_make_clear a_way before_me and_suddenly he_will_come to temple_of_his the_master whom you(pl) are_seeking and_the_messenger_of the_covenant whom you(pl) are_delighting there he_is_about_to_come YHWH he_says hosts.   (MAL_3:1)

OET-RV: 3“Listen, I’m about to send my messenger and he’ll prepare the path ahead of me. Then the master who you’re all looking for will suddenly come to his temple, yes, the messenger who you are all happy about—the party to the agreement—he’ll come,” says army-commander Yahweh. (MAL 3:1)

PSA 40:17

OET-LV: 17 may_they_exult and_may_they_rejoice in_you all_of those_of_who_seek_you may_they_say continually may_he_be_great YHWH those_who_love_of salvation_of_(of)_your.   (PSA_40:17)

OET-RV: 17I’m poor and needy, yet my master thinks about me.
 ⇔ You’re my help and you come to my rescue.
 ⇔ Don’t delay, my god. (PSA 40:17)

SA1 9:3

OET-LV: 3And_they_were_lost the_she-asses of_Qīsh the_father_of Shāʼūl and_ Qīsh _he/it_said to Shāʼūl his/its_son take please with_you DOM one of_the_young_men and_arise go seek DOM the_she-asses.   (SA1_9:3)

OET-RV: 3One time, the female donkeys of Sha’uls father Kish had gone missing, and Kish told his son, “Take one of the servants with you, and pack up and go and find those donkeys.” (SA1 9:3)

EST 9:2

OET-LV: 2They_assembled the_Yəhūdī in_cities_of_their in_all the_provinces_of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh to_ a_hand _stretch_out harm_of_(of)_their on_those_who_were_seeking_of and_anyone not he_stood before_them if/because of_them_of_dread it_had_fallen on all_of the_peoples.   (EST_9:2)

OET-RV: 2Throughout the empire, the Jews joined together in their cities to defend themselves against those who wanted to harm them. No one was able to fight back against them because everyone else in the empire had become afraid of them. (EST 9:2)

NUM 16:10

OET-LV: 10And_he_has_brought_near you and_DOM all_of brothers_of_your the_descendants_of Lēvī with_you and_will_you(pl)_seek also priesthood.   (NUM_16:10)

OET-RV: 10Yahweh has presented you and your brothers, the other Levites to approach him. Are you all wanting the priesthood now also? (NUM 16:10)

GEN 43:30

OET-LV: 30And_ Yōşēf _he_hurried if/because compassion(s)_of_his they_grew_warm to his/its_woman and_he/it_sought to_weep and_he_went to_the_inner_room and_he_wept there_(to).   (GEN_43:30)

OET-RV: 30At that point, Yosef had to hurry out of the room, because he was so overcome with emotion for his younger brother that he needed to cry, so he went to his inner room and cried there. (GEN 43:30)

PSA 24:6

OET-LV: 6This is_the_generation_of those_who_seek_him those_who_seek_of face_of_(of)_your Oh_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) Şelāh.   (PSA_24:6)

OET-RV: 6Such is the generation of those who try to discover him—
 ⇔ those who want to imitate Yakob. (Instrumental break.) (PSA 24:6)

PSA 37:25

OET-LV: 25A_young_man I_have_been also I_am_old and_not I_have_seen the_righteous abandoned and_offspring_of_his seeking food.   (PSA_37:25)

OET-RV:  ⇔  25I was young and now I’m old
 ⇔ and I’ve never seen the righteous person abandoned
 ⇔ or their children out begging for food. (PSA 37:25)

ZEC 11:16

OET-LV: 16If/because here I am_about_to_raise_up a_shepherd on_the_earth those_which_are_being_destroyed not he_will_visit the_young_man not he_will_seek and_the_one_which_is_maimed not he_will_heal the_one_which_stands_firm not he_will_sustain and_the_flesh_of the_fat_sheep he_will_eat and_hooves_of_their he_will_tear_off.   (ZEC_11:16)

OET-RV: 16because listen, I’m about to set a shepherd in place in the land who won’t care for those who are dying. He won’t seek out the sheep gone missing, nor will he heal the crippled sheep. He won’t feed the sheep that are healthy, but he’ll tear off the hooves of the fattened sheep and eat them for meat. (ZEC 11:16)

MAL 2:7

OET-LV: 7If/because the_lips_of a_priest they_will_preserve knowledge and_instruction people_will_seek from_mouth_of_his if/because is_the_messenger_of YHWH hosts he.   (MAL_2:7)

OET-RV: 7Yes, priests should pass on knowledge and people should look to them for good teaching, because they are army-commander Yahweh’s messengers. (MAL 2:7)

KI1 18:10

OET-LV: 10by_the_life of_YHWH god_of_your if there_is a_nation and_a_kingdom where not he_has_sent my_master there to_seek_you and_they_said he_is_not and_he_made_swear DOM the_kingdom and_DOM the_nation if/because_that not it_has_found_you.   (KI1_18:10)

OET-RV: 10As your god Yahweh lives, my master sent people to every kingdom to try to find you, and if they said you weren’t there, then he made them promise under oath that it was true. (KI1 18:10)

PSA 71:13

OET-LV: 13May_they_be_ashamed may_they_come_to_an_end self_of_(of)_my those_who_accuse_of may_they_be_covered reproach and_ignominy those_who_seek_of harm_of_(of)_my.   (PSA_71:13)

OET-RV: 13Let those who are hostile to my life be put to shame and destroyed.
 ⇔ Let those who seek my hurt be covered with rebuke and dishonour. (PSA 71:13)

KI1 10:24

OET-LV: 24And_all the_earth/land were_seeking DOM the_face_of Shəlomoh to_hear DOM wisdom_of_his which he_had_put god in_heart_of_his.   (KI1_10:24)

OET-RV: 24and even people from distant countries would come to see Shelomoh to listen to the wisdom that God had given him. (KI1 10:24)

PSA 70:3

OET-LV: 3 may_they_be_ashamed and_may_they_be_abashed life_of_(of)_my those_who_seek_of may_they_be_turned_back backwards and_may_they_be_humiliated the_people_desirous_of my_harm_of_my.   (PSA_70:3)

OET-RV: 3Let those who say, “Aha, aha,” be turned back because of their shame. (PSA 70:3)

LEV 19:31

OET-LV: 31Do_not turn to the_necromancers and_near/to the_soothsayers do_not seek_them to_become_unclean in/among_them I am_YHWH god_of_your(pl).   (LEV_19:31)

OET-RV: 31Don’t turn to mediums and diviners—don’t make yourselves ‘unclean’ by means of them. I am your god Yahweh. (LEV 19:31)

SNG 5:6

OET-LV: 6I_opened I to_lover_of_my and_lover_of_my he_had_turned_away he_had_passed_away being_of_my it_went_out when_he_turned_aside I_sought_him and_not I_found_him I_called_him and_not he_answered_me.   (SNG_5:6)

OET-RV: 6I opened the door to my dearest,
 ⇔ but my dearest had turned and gone.
 ⇔ My stomach sunk because he’d left.
 ⇔ I searched for him, but I couldn’t find him.
 ⇔ ≈ I called him, but he didn’t answer me. (SNG 5:6)

JDG 18:1

OET-LV: 18In_the_days the_those there_was_not a_king in_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_in_days the_those the_tribe_of the_Danite[s] was_seeking to_him/it an_inheritance to_dwell_in if/because not it_had_fallen for_him/it until the_day (the)_that in_the_middle the_tribes_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) (in)_an_inheritance.   (JDG_18:1)

OET-RV: 18In those days, Yisrael didn’t have a king. The tribe of Dan was looking for land to settle in, because up until then, they hadn’t been able to claim their allocated region among the Israeli tribes. (JDG 18:1)

JER 46:26

OET-LV: 26And_I_will_give_them in_the_hand_of those_who_seek_of life_of_(of)_their and_in_the_hand_of Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the_king_of Bāⱱel and_in_the_hand_of his_servants_of_his and_after thus it_will_settle like_days_of antiquity the_utterance_of YHWH.   (JER_46:26)

OET-RV: 26 (JER 46:26)

NEH 5:12

OET-LV: 12And_they_said we_will_return_it and_from_them not we_will_require_it so we_will_do just_as you are_saying and_I_summoned DOM the_priests and_I_made_them_swear_an_oath for_doing according_the_manner (the)_this.   (NEH_5:12)

OET-RV: 12Okay, we’ll do what you’re asking,” they responded. “We’ll return their property and we won’t impose any more charges on them.”
¶ So I called the priests to witness those nobles and officials making an oath to do what they’d said they would do. (NEH 5:12)

JER 44:30

OET-LV: 30thus YHWH he_says here_I am_about_to_give DOM Parˊoh Hophra the_king_of Miʦrayim in_the_hand_of his_enemies_of_his and_in_the_hand_of those_who_seek_of life_of_(of)_his just_as I_gave DOM Tsidqiyyāh/(Zedekiah) the_king_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) in_the_hand_of Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the_king_of Bāⱱel enemy_of_his and_one_who_sought life_of_his.   (JER_44:30)

OET-RV: 30 (JER 44:30)

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