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besought

Meaning of “besought”

Asked, requested, or entreated.

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First occurrence: Genesis 42:21

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Jeremiah 26:19
Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 26:19 · retained source text

Did Hezekiah King of Iudah and all Iudah put him at all to death? did hee not feare the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the euill which he had pronounced against them? thus might wee procure great euill against our soules.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the face of the LORD.

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