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pray

Meaning of “pray”

Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:13

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Job 33:26
He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
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1611 witness · Job 33:26 · retained source text

He shall pray vnto God, and hee will be fauourable vnto him, and hee shall see his face with ioy: for hee will render vnto man his righteousnesse.

Job 42:8
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
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1611 witness · Job 42:8 · retained source text

Therefore take vnto you now seuen bullocks, and seuen rammes, and goe to my seruant Iob, and offer vp for your selues a burnt offring, and my seruant Iob shal pray for you, for him wil I accept: lest I deale with you after your folly, in that ye haue not spoken of mee the thing which is right, like my seruant Iob.

1611 marginal noteHeb. his face or person.

Psalms 5:2
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
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1611 witness · Psalms 5:2 · retained source text

Hearken vnto the voice of my crie, my King, and my God: for vnto thee will I pray.

Psalms 32:6
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
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1611 witness · Psalms 32:6 · retained source text

For this shall euery one that is godly pray vnto thee, in a time when thou mayest bee found: surely in the floods of great waters, they shall not come nigh vnto him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. in a time of finding.

Psalms 55:17
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 55:17 · retained source text

Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and crie aloud: and he shall heare my voyce.

Psalms 119:76
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 119:76 · retained source text

Let, I pray thee, thy mercifull kindnesse be for my comfort; according to thy word vnto thy seruant.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to comfort me.

Psalms 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
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1611 witness · Psalms 122:6 · retained source text

Pray for the peace of Ierusalem: they shall prosper that loue thee.

Isaiah 5:3
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 5:3 · retained source text

And now, O inhabitants of Ierusalem, and men of Iudah, Iudge, I pray you, betwixt me and my Uineyard.

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