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נָא (nâʼ) inj (naw)
Source: a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered;
Meaning: 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
KJV: I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

n.ab.aa

נָא part. of entreaty or exhortation, I ( we) pray, now (enclitic)

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EZE 17:12

OET-LV: 12 Say please to_the _house _of (the)_rebellion not do _you(pl)_know what are_these_things say THERE he _went the _king _of Bāⱱel Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_he/it _took DOM king _of_its and_DOM princes _of_its and_he/it _brought them to_him/it to_Bāⱱel. (EZE_17:12)

OET-RV: 12 “Ask those rebellious people, ‘Don’t you know what those things mean? Listen, the king of Babylon came to Yerushalem and captured its king and its princes and took them with him to Babylon. (EZE 17:12)

NUM 10:31

OET-LV: 31 And_he/it _said do _not please leave us if/because therefore yes/correct/thus/so you _know encamping_our in_wilderness and_you _will _become to/for_ourselves (into)_eyes. (NUM_10:31)

OET-RV: 31 “Please don’t leave us,” Mosheh insisted, “because you’re the one who knows about camping in the wilderness, and you could be our guide. (NUM 10:31)

ISA 36:11

OET-LV: 11 And_ ʼElyāqīm _he/it _said and_Sheⱱnāʼ and_Yōʼāḩ/(Joah) to the_Rab- shaqeh speak please to your_servants ʼArāmīt if/because are_understanding we and_do _not speak to_us Yəhūdī/(Judean) in_the _ears _of the _people which is_on the_wall. (ISA_36:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then Elyakim and Shevna and Yoah asked the negotiator, “Please speak Aramaic to your servants, because we understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are up on the wall.” (ISA 36:11)

SA1 2:36

OET-LV: 36 And_it _was every _of (the)_one_who_remains in_house _of_your he _will _come to_bow _down to_him/it for_a _payment _of silver and_a _round _loaf _of bread and_saying(ms) attach_me please to one of_the _priesthoods to_eat a _piece _of bread. (SA1_2:36)

OET-RV: 36 Any of your descendants who remain alive will have to go to him to request food and money and beg for some priestly work to earn something to eat.’ ” (SA1 2:36)

JDG 9:38

OET-LV: 38 And_he/it _said to_him/it Zəⱱul where then mouth _of_is_your Oh_you_who you _said who is_ʼAⱱīmelek (cmp) we_will _serve _him not is_this the_people which you _rejected in/on/over_him/it go _out please now and_fight in/on/over_him/it. (JDG_9:38)

OET-RV: 38 Then Zebul said to him, “Well, you were the one who said, ‘Who is Abimelek that we should serve him?’ Aren’t these the people who you were scorning? Indeed now, go out and fight against them.” (JDG 9:38)

JOB 13:18

OET-LV: 18 HERE please I _have _arranged a _case I _know if/because _that I I _am _in _the _right. (JOB_13:18)

OET-RV: 18 I’ve now arranged my case.
⇔ I know that I’m in the right. (JOB 13:18)

SA1 9:18

OET-LV: 18 And_ Shāʼūl _he _approached DOM Shəmū^ʼēl in _the_middle of_the _gate and_he/it _said tell please to_me where this is_the _house _of the _seer. (SA1_9:18)

OET-RV: 18 As Sha’ul approached Shemuel right there in the middle of the city gateway, he asked, “Please tell me, where’s the seer’s house?” (SA1 9:18)

GEN 25:30

OET-LV: 30 And_ ˊĒsāv _he/it _said to Yaˊₐqoⱱ let_me _swallow please some _of the _red_stew the _red_stew the_this if/because am_exhausted I therefore yes/correct/thus/so someone _called his/its_name ʼEdōm. (GEN_25:30)

OET-RV: 30 and asked Yacob, “I’m starving—can I have some of that yummy-looking red stuff.” (After that, Esaw’s nickname became ‘Edom’, meaning ‘red’.) (GEN 25:30)

JDG 11:19

OET-LV: 19 And_ Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _it _sent messengers to Sihon the _king _of the_ʼAmorī the _king _of Ḩeshbōn and_he/it _said to_him/it Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) let _us _pass please in_land _of_your to place _of_my _own. (JDG_11:19)

OET-RV: 19 Yisrael sent messengers to the Amorite King Sihon, the king of Heshbon and asked him, ‘Please, let us pass through your land as far as our place.’ (JDG 11:19)

GEN 19:20

OET-LV: 20 HERE please the_city (the)_this is_near to_flee to_(to) and_she is_a _small _place let _me _escape please to_(to) not a _small _place is_it life _of_my so_that _it _may _live. (GEN_19:20)

OET-RV: 20 Listen, there’s a small town nearby that I could flee to. Let me escape there. It’s only small. Then my life would be saved.” (GEN 19:20)

AMO 7:2

OET-LV: 2 And_it _was if it _had _finished to_eat DOM the _vegetation _of the_earth/land and_I _said my_master YHWH forgive please who will _he _stand Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) if/because is_small he. (AMO_7:2)

OET-RV: 2 When they’d finished eating everything green across the land, then I asked, “My master Yahweh, please forgive me. How will Yisrael survive because it’s only a small country?” (AMO 7:2)

LAM 5:16

OET-LV: 16 the _crown _of It _has _fallen our _head _of_our woe please to/for_us if/because we _have _sinned. (LAM_5:16)

OET-RV: 16 The crown has fallen off our head.
⇔ We won’t end well, because we’ve sinned. (LAM 5:16)

PSA 124:1

OET-LV: 124 the _song _of the _ascents of_Dāvid if _not it _were_YHWH who_he _was to/for_us let _it _say please Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (PSA_124:1)

OET-RV: A song by David while walking uphill to Yerushalem.
⇔  124 Let Yisra’el (Israel) now say,
⇔ “If Yahweh hadn’t been on our side, (PSA 124:1)

GEN 50:5

OET-LV: 5 father _of_my he_made _me _swear _an _oath to_say HERE I am_about _to _die in_grave _of_my which I _dug to_me in_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan) there_(to) you_will _bury _me and_now let _me _go _up please so_that _I _may _bury DOM father _of_my and_I _will _return. (GEN_50:5)

OET-RV: 5 my father made me swear, saying, ‘Listen, I am dying. You must bury me in my grave that I dug for myself in Canaan.’ So now, please ask Far’oh to let me go up there and bury my father, then I’ll return.” (GEN 50:5)

GEN 38:16

OET-LV: 16 And_he _turned _aside to_her/it to the_road and_he/it _said come_NOW please let _me _go into_you if/because not he _knew if/because _that daughter-in-law _of_was_his she and_she/it _said what will _you _give to/for_me (cmp) you _will _come into_me. (GEN_38:16)

OET-RV: 16 So he turned to her beside the road and asked, “Please let me lie with you,” because he didn’t know that she was his daughter-in-law.
¶ “What will you give me in exchange?” she asked. (GEN 38:16)

GEN 44:33

OET-LV: 33 And_now let _him _remain please servant _of_your in _place _of the _young_man a _slave of_master _of_my and_the_lad let _him _go _up with brothers _of_his. (GEN_44:33)

OET-RV: 33 “So now, please let your servant stay as a slave for my master instead of the young man, and let the young man go home with his brothers. (GEN 44:33)

NUM 22:17

OET-LV: 17 If/because surely _(honour) I_will _honour _you exceedingly and_all/each/any/every that you _will _say to_me I _will _do and_come please curse to/for_me DOM the_people (the)_this. (NUM_22:17)

OET-RV: 17 because I’ll honour you highly and do anything that you tell me to. Just please come and curse this population for me.’ ” (NUM 22:17)

ISA 38:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he _said please Oh_YHWH remember please DOM how I _have _walked _about to_your_face in_faithfulness and_with_a _heart complete and_the_good in_eyes _of_your I _have _done and_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he _wept weeping great. (ISA_38:3)

OET-RV: 3 “Oh Yahweh, please remember how I’ve served you faithfully and with integrity, and done what pleases you.” Then Hezkiyah cried and cried. (ISA 38:3)

KI1 20:35

OET-LV: 35 and_a _man one from_(the)_sons of_the _prophets he _said to his/its_neighbour at_the _message _of YHWH strike_me please and_he _refused the_man to_strike_him. (KI1_20:35)

OET-RV: 35 One day, a prophet in training with a group told his companion, “By Yahweh’s command, please wound me.” But the man refused to slash him, (KI1 20:35)

HAG 2:11

OET-LV: 11 Thus YHWH he _says soldiers/messengers ask please DOM the_priests instruction to_say. (HAG_2:11)

OET-RV: 11 Commander-in-chief Yahweh says, “Ask the priests about Mosheh’s instructions. (HAG 2:11)

GEN 37:32

OET-LV: 32 And_they _sent DOM the _long _garment _of the _palms _and _soles and_they _brought_it to father _of_their and_they _said this we _have _found investigate please the _long_garment _of your _son _of_your is_it or not. (GEN_37:32)

OET-RV: 32 Then they sent the coloured robe back to their father with this message: “We found this. Please examine whether or not it’s your son’s robe.” (GEN 37:32)

KI2 9:12

OET-LV: 12 And_they _said falsehood tell please to/for_us and_he/it _said like_this and_like_this he _said to_me to_say thus YHWH he _says I_anoint _you to_king to Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (KI2_9:12)

OET-RV: 12 “You’re lying,” they insisted. “Tell us what he told you.”
¶ “Well, he said several things,” Yehu answered, “and then he told me that Yahweh says he’s anointed me as king over Yisrael.” (KI2 9:12)

JOS 7:19

OET-LV: 19 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it _said to ˊĀkān my _son _of_my put please glory to/for_YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_give to_him/it confession and_tell please to_me what have _you _done do _not hide_it from_me. (JOS_7:19)

OET-RV: 19 Then Yehoshua told Achan, “My son, now honour Yahweh the god of Yisrael and give thanks to him. And tell me now what you’ve done—don’t hide it from me.” (JOS 7:19)

DAN 9:16

OET-LV: 16 My_master according_to _all _of righteousness(es)_of_your may _it _turn _back please anger _of_your and_rage _of_your from_city _of_your Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) the _mountain _of your _holiness _of_your if/because by_sins _of_our and_by_the _iniquities _of our _ancestors _of_our Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_people _of_your have_become_(into)_a _reproach to/from_all/each/any/every around _of_us. (DAN_9:16)

OET-RV: 16 My master, because you always do what is right, turn your anger from your city Yerushalem—your holy mountain, because Yerushalem and your people have become an object of scorn to all those around us due to our own sins, as well as those of our predecessors. (DAN 9:16)

HAG 2:15

OET-LV: 15 And_now set please heart _of_your(pl) from the_day the_this and_upwards from_before put a _stone to a _stone in_(the)_palace of_YHWH. (HAG_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 So now think back to before stones were being laid for Yahweh’s temple. (HAG 2:15)

JDG 16:6

OET-LV: 6 And_ Dilīlāh _she/it _said to Shimshvōn/(Samson) tell please to_me how strength _of_is_your great and_how will _you _be _bound to_humble_you. (JDG_16:6)

OET-RV: 6 So Delilah asked Shimshon, “Please, tell me what makes you so strong, and how could someone tie you up to keep you in their power?” (JDG 16:6)

KI2 2:9

OET-LV: 9 And_he/it _was just_as_they _had _passed _over and_ʼĒliy^yāh he _said to ʼElīshāˊ ask what will _I _do for_you before I _will _be _taken from_with_you and_ ʼElīshāˊ _he/it _said and_let _it _be please a _mouth _of two in_spirit _of_your to_me. (KI2_2:9)

OET-RV: 9 As they’d crossed over, Eliyah had told Elisha, “Tell me what you’d like me to do for you before I get taken away.”
¶ “Please,” Elisha had answered, “I’d like a double amount of the spirit that you have.” (KI2 2:9)

SA2 16:9

OET-LV: 9 And_ ʼAⱱīshay _he/it _said the _son _of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) to the_king to/for_what will _he _curse the_dog (the)_dead the_this DOM my_master the_king let _me _pass _over please and_let _me _remove DOM his/its_head. (SA2_16:9)

OET-RV: 9 The Tseruyah’s son Abishai asked the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my master the king? Please, let me cross over and lop off his head.” (SA2 16:9)

SA2 13:17

OET-LV: 17 And_he/it _called DOM man _of_his _young who_served _of_him and_he/it _said send _away please DOM this_woman from_with_me to_the_outside and_lock the_door after_her. (SA2_13:17)

OET-RV: 17 and called his personal servant. He told him to take the woman away and send her outside and then lock the door behind her. (SA2 13:17)

JOB 40:7

OET-LV: 7 Gird _up please like_a _man loins _of_your I_will _ask _you and_make_known _to _me. (JOB_40:7)

OET-RV: 7 Now tuck up your robe like a man going into battle.
⇔ I will question you, and you must answer me. (JOB 40:7)

KI1 18:43

OET-LV: 43 And_he/it _said to servant _of_his go _up please look the_direction _of the_sea and_he/it _ascended and_he _looked and_he/it _said there_is_not anything and_he/it _said go _back seven times. (KI1_18:43)

OET-RV: 43 and told his servant, “Go up now, and look towards the ocean.”
¶ He went up and looked and said, “There’s nothing there.”
¶ This happened seven times, (KI1 18:43)

JOB 40:10

OET-LV: 10 Adorn _yourself please majesty and_dignity and_glory and_honour you _will _be _clothed. (JOB_40:10)

OET-RV: 10 Then embellish yourself with majesty and greatness,
⇔ ≈ and dress yourself with honour and splendour. (JOB 40:10)

SA1 28:22

OET-LV: 22 And_now listen please also you to_the _voice _of your _maidservant _of_your and_let _me _set to_your_face a _piece _of bread and_eat and_let _it _be in_you(ms) strength if/because you _will _go on_way. (SA1_28:22)

OET-RV: 22 So now, although you’re the king, please listen to your female servant. Let me get you some food, and then eat it to regain your strength for the journey home. (SA1 28:22)

EXO 3:18

OET-LV: 18 And_they _will _listen to_voice _of_your and_you _will _go you and_the _elders _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to the _king _of Miʦrayim and_you(pl)_will _say to_him/it YHWH the _god _of the _ˊIⱱrī/(Hebrews) he _has _met with_us and_now let _us _go please a _journey _of three _of days in_wilderness so_that _we _may _sacrifice to/for_YHWH god _of_our. (EXO_3:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then the people will listen to what you tell them, and you and the Israeli elders will go to the Egyptian king and you’ll all tell him, ‘Yahweh, the god of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, so we can sacrifice to Yahweh, our god.’ (EXO 3:18)

JOB 38:3

OET-LV: 3 Gird _up please like_a _man loins _of_your and_I_will _ask _you and_make_known _to _me. (JOB_38:3)

OET-RV: 3 Get ready to battlelike a man,
⇔ and I’ll question you and you can answer me. (JOB 38:3)

SA2 14:18

OET-LV: 18 and_he _answered the_king and_he/it _said to the_woman do _not please hide from_me anything which I am_asking you and_she/it _said the_woman let _him _speak please my_master the_king. (SA2_14:18)

OET-RV: 18 “Hang on,” the king told the woman. “I want you to answer this question honestly.”
¶ “Please, let my master the king speak.” she responded. (SA2 14:18)

ISA 36:4

OET-LV: 4 And_he/it _said to_them the_Rab- shaqeh say please to Ḩizqiy^yāh thus he _says the_king (the)_great the _king _of ʼAshshūr what is_the_trust the_this which you _trust. (ISA_36:4)

OET-RV: 4 The negotiator instructed them, “Tell Hezkiyah that Assyria’s powerful king wants to know who or what you think you’re trusting in to rescue you? (ISA 36:4)

JOB 22:21

OET-LV: 21 Be _reconciled please with_him/it and_be _at _peace (is)_in_them it_will _come _to _you good. (JOB_22:21)

OET-RV: 21 Now be reconciled with him and at peace.
⇔ Doing that will bring good to you. (JOB 22:21)

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