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OSHB Jdg 18:5 שְׁאַל (shəʼal) Strongs=7592 Lemma=‘שָׁאַל’
contextual word gloss=‘enquire’ word gloss=‘inquire’
Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-1406

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Other uses (12) of identical word form שְׁאַל (Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘שְׁאַל’ (Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 2 different glosses: ‘ask’, ‘enquire’.

DEU 4:32 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘ask’ OSHB DEU 4:32 word 2

OET-LV: 32 If/because ask please to_days former which they _were to_your_face (to)_from the_day when he _created god humankind on the_earth/land and _(to)_from_the_end _of the_heavens and_unto the _end _of the_heavens has_it _happened like_thing (the)_great the_this or has_it _been _heard like_it. (DEU_4:32)

OET-RV: 32 Now, please, consider past times before you were alive, i.e., from when God first created people here on the earth. You could search all through human history and you wouldn’t find anything else as incredible as what Yahweh has done for your ancestors. (DEU 4:32)

DEU 32:7 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘ask’ OSHB DEU 32:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7 Remember the_days _of antiquity consider the_years _of a _generation and_a _generation ask I _will _show_you(ms) and_he_will _tell _you your _old _of_people and_they _will _say to/for_you(fs). (DEU_32:7)

OET-RV: 7 Remember the days of old.
⇔ ≈ Consider generation after generation over the years.
⇔ Ask your father and he’ll inform you.
⇔ ≈ Question your elders and they’ll tell you. (DEU 32:7)

1 SAM 17:56 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘inquire’ OSHB 1 SAM 17:56 word 3

OET-LV: 56 And_he/it _said the_king ask you son _of whom this is_the_young _man. (SA1_17:56)

OET-RV: 56 “Find out whose son he is,” the king had commanded. (SA1 17:56)

1 SAM 25:8 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘ask’ OSHB 1 SAM 25:8 word 1

OET-LV: 8 Ask DOM servants _of_your _own and_they _will _tell to/for_you(fs) and_let _them _find the _young_men favour in_your _two’s _of_eyes if/because on a _day good we _have _come give please DOM that_which it _will _find hand _of_your to_your(pl)_of_servants and_to_your _of_son to_Dāvid. (SA1_25:8)

OET-RV: 8 Ask your servants and they’ll confirm this. May these young men enjoy your favour because harvesting the wool is a prosperous time, so I request a gift for your servants and for your ‘son’, David.’ ” (SA1 25:8)

1 KI 3:5 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘ask’ OSHB 1 KI 3:5 word 10

OET-LV: 5 At_Giⱱˊōn YHWH he _appeared to Shəlomoh in _(the)_dream the_night and_ god _he/it _said ask what will _I _give to/for_you(fs). (KI1_3:5)

OET-RV: 5 and that night in Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Shelomoh in a dream and asked, “What would you like me to give you?” (KI1 3:5)

2 KI 2:9 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘tell’ OSHB 2 KI 2:9 word 7

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_your _of_spirit 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)

2 CHR 1:7 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘ask’ OSHB 2 CHR 1:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7 In_night (the)_that god he _appeared to_Shəlomoh/(Solomon) and_he/it _said to_him/it ask what will _I _give to/for_you(fs). (CH2_1:7)

OET-RV: 7 That night, God appeared to Shelomoh and told him, “Ask for what you want me to give you.” (CH2 1:7)

JOB 8:8 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘inquire’ OSHB JOB 8:8 word 2

OET-LV: 8 If/because ask please of_a _generation former and_give _attention to_the _searching _of their _ancestors _of_of. (JOB_8:8)

OET-RV: ⇔  8 Why don’t you ask previous generations,
⇔ ≈ and consider what their ancestors had learnt, (JOB 8:8)

JOB 12:7 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘ask’ OSHB JOB 12:7 word 2

OET-LV: 7 And_but ask please the_animals so_that_it _may _teach _you and_bird the_heavens so_that _it _may _tell to/for_you(fs). (JOB_12:7)

OET-RV: ⇔  7 But please ask the animals and they’ll teach you.
⇔ Ask the birds in the sky and they’ll tell you. (JOB 12:7)

PSA 2:8 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘ask’ OSHB PSA 2:8 word 1

OET-LV: 8 Ask from_me and_I _will _make nations inheritance _of_your and_your _of_possession the_ends _of the_earth. (PSA_2:8)

OET-RV: 8 Ask me and I’ll give the nations to you for your inheritance.
⇔ ≈ The whole world will be owned by you. (PSA 2:8)

ISA 7:11 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘ask’ OSHB ISA 7:11 word 1

OET-LV: 11 Ask to/for_yourself(m) a _sign from_with YHWH god _of_your make _deep a _request or make _high (to)_upwards. (ISA_7:11)

OET-RV: 11 “Ask your god Yahweh for a sign of confirmation for yourself. Request an incredible miracle.” (ISA 7:11)

HAG 2:11 contextual word gloss=‘ask’ word gloss=‘ask’ OSHB HAG 2:11 word 5

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

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

Hebrew words (13) other than שְׁאַל (Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) with a gloss related to ‘enquire’

Have 13 other words (וְדָרַשְׁתָּ, לשאול, תִּבְעָיוּן, וְשָׁאַל, וְנִדְרְשָׁה, לִשְׁאוֹל, בְּעָיוּ, וְנִדְרְשָׁה, לִדְרֹשׁ, תִּדְרֹשׁ, לִשְׁאֹל, וְשָׁאַלְתָּ, לְבַקָּרָא) with 8 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘בָּעָה’, Lemma=‘דָּרַשׁ’, Lemmas=‘בָּעָה’, ‘נ’, Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘בְּקַר’, Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘דָּרַשׁ’, Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘שָׁאַל’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘דָּרַשׁ’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘שָׁאַל’)

NUM 27:21 וְשָׁאַל (vəshāʼal) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘שָׁאַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_will_enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘and, inquire’ OSHB NUM 27:21 word 5

OET-LV: 21 And_before _of ʼElˊāzār the_priest/officer he _will _stand and_he _will _enquire to_him/it by_the _judgement _of the _Urim to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH on mouth _of_his they _will _go _out and_on mouth _of_his they _will _come he and_all the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) with_him/it and_all the_congregation. (NUM_27:21)

OET-RV: 21 When he needs guidance, he must stand in front of the priest Eleazar and ask for Yahweh’s decision to be given via the Urim. Then Yehoshua and all the people will go in or come out as per Yahweh’s instructions.” (NUM 27:21)

DEU 12:30 תִּדְרֹשׁ (tidrosh) Lemma=‘דָּרַשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘you_should_enquire’ word gloss=‘inquire’ OSHB DEU 12:30 word 10

OET-LV: 30 Take _heed to/for_yourself(m) lest you _should _be _ensnared after_them after they_have _been _destroyed from_before _of_you and_lest you _should _enquire of_their _of_gods to_say how do _they _serve the_nations the_these DOM gods _of_their and_I _will _do thus also I. (DEU_12:30)

OET-RV: 30 Watch out after they’ve been destroyed, that you don’t get trapped by curiosity about how they served their gods, and then you end up doing the same. (DEU 12:30)

DEU 13:15 וְשָׁאַלְתָּ (vəshāʼaltā) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘שָׁאַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, you_will_enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘and, interrogate’ OSHB DEU 13:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15  and_you _will _investigate and_you _will _search and_you _will _enquire thoroughly _(do _well) and_see/lo/see truth is_certain the_matter it _has _been _done the_abomination (the)_this in_your _of_midst. (DEU_13:15)

OET-RV: 15 then all the people in that place must be executed by the sword, along with all their livestock. (DEU 13:15)

DEU 17:9 וְדָרַשְׁתָּ (vədārashtā) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘דָּרַשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, you_will_enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘and, enquire’ OSHB DEU 17:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 And_you _will _go to the_priests the_Lēviyyiy and_near/to the_judge who he _will _be in _the_days the_those and_you _will _enquire and_they _will _tell to/for_yourself(m) DOM the _message _of the _verdict. (DEU_17:9)

OET-RV: 9 You should go to the Levitical priests and to the judge on duty there and they will produce a judgement. (DEU 17:9)

1 SAM 22:15 לשאול (lshʼvl) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘שָׁאַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘to, inquired’ OSHB 1 SAM 22:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 The_day did _I _begin to_enquire to_him/it by_god far_be _it to/for_me not let _him _put the_king against_his _of_servant anything in_all the _house _of my _father _of_of if/because not servant _of_your he _knew in_all this anything small or great. (SA1_22:15)

OET-RV: 15 Did I begin to inquire for him from God today? Far be it from me! Don’t let the king accuse his servant or any of my father’s household, because your servant doesn’t know about any of this—nothing at all.” (SA1 22:15)

1 SAM 23:4 לִשְׁאֹל (lishʼol) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘שָׁאַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘to, inquired’ OSHB 1 SAM 23:4 word 4

OET-LV: 4 and_he _repeated again Dāvid to_enquire by_YHWH and_he_answered _him YHWH and_he/it _said arise go _down Qəˊīlāh if/because I am_about _to _give DOM the_Fəlishtiy in_your _of_hand. (SA1_23:4)

OET-RV: 4 So David double-checked with Yahweh who answered, “Get ready and go to Ke’ilah, because I’m about to give you victory over the Philistines.” (SA1 23:4)

1 KI 22:7 וְנִדְרְשָׁה (vənidrəshāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘דָּרַשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘so, that_we_may_enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘and, inquire’ OSHB 1 KI 22:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7 And_ Yəhōshāfāţ _he/it _said is_there_not here a _prophet to/for_YHWH still so_that _we _may _enquire from_DOM_him. (KI1_22:7)

OET-RV: 7 But Yehoshafat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh still around here that we can ask?” (KI1 22:7)

1 CHR 10:13 לִשְׁאוֹל (lishʼōl) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘שָׁאַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘to, consulted’ OSHB 1 CHR 10:13 word 14

OET-LV: 13 And_ Shāʼūl _he/it _died in_his _of_unfaithfulness which he _had _acted _unfaithfully against_YHWH on the _message _of YHWH which not he _kept and_also to_enquire by_necromancy to_consult. (CH1_10:13)

OET-RV: 13 So Shaul died because of his disobedience—when he was unfaithful to Yahweh by not following Yahweh’s instructions, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance (CH1 10:13)

2 CHR 18:6 וְנִדְרְשָׁה (vənidrəshāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘דָּרַשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘so, that_we_may_enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘and, inquire’ OSHB 2 CHR 18:6 word 8

OET-LV: 6 And_ Yəhōshāfāţ _he/it _said is_there_not here a _prophet to/for_YHWH still so_that _we _may _enquire from_DOM_him. (CH2_18:6)

OET-RV: 6 But Yehoshafat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we can ask?” (CH2 18:6)

2 CHR 32:31 לִדְרֹשׁ (lidrosh) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘דָּרַשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘to, inquire_about’ OSHB 2 CHR 32:31 word 7

OET-LV: 31 And_thus/so/as _follows in_the _envoys _of the _officials _of Bāⱱel who_sent on/upon/above_him/it to_enquire the_sign which it _had _happened in/on _the_earth he_left _him the_ʼElohīm to_put_him _to _the _test to_know everything _of in_his _of_heart. (CH2_32:31)

OET-RV: 31 and so when the Babylonian leaders sent messengers to ask about the miracle that had been done in the country, God left him alone to test him and see what he really believed. (CH2 32:31)

EZRA 7:14 לְבַקָּרָא (ləⱱaqqārāʼ) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘בְּקַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘to, enquire’ OSHB EZRA 7:14 word 10

OET-LV: 14 As_to because that from before Oh/the_king and_seven _of his _of_counsellors you _are_sent to_enquire on Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_to_Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) in_the _law _of your _god which is_in_your _of_hand. (EZR_7:14)

OET-RV: 14 You are sent by the king and his seven counsellors to determine whether the people of Yehudah and Yerushalem are following the law of your god which you have a copy of. (EZR 7:14)

ISA 21:12 תִּבְעָיוּן (tiⱱˊāyūn) Lemmas=‘בָּעָה’, ‘נ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘you(pl), will_enquire’ morpheme glosses=‘inquire, ’ OSHB ISA 21:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12 He _says the_watchman it _will _come morning and_also night if you(pl)_will _enquire enquire return come. (ISA_21:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙ (ISA 21:12)

ISA 21:12 בְּעָיוּ (bəˊāyū) Lemma=‘בָּעָה’ contextual word gloss=‘enquire’ word gloss=‘inquire’ OSHB ISA 21:12 word 9

OET-LV: 12 He _says the_watchman it _will _come morning and_also night if you(pl)_will _enquire enquire return come. (ISA_21:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙ (ISA 21:12)