TBESH · H4994
נָא · na · please
1) I (we) pray, now, please 1a) used in entreaty or exhortation
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na H4994
נָא (na) means “please” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
נָא Hebrew · H4994 404 tagged occurrences in 375 verses
Pronunciation guide: naw Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered; 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
KJV glosses: I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.
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How translators render H4994
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| please | 158 |
| now | 58 |
| i pray | 7 |
| so please | 4 |
| i beg you | 2 |
| o | 2 |
| therefore | 2 |
| we pray | 2 |
| but please | 1 |
| carefully | 1 |
| i am now | 1 |
| i exhort | 1 |
| i urge you | 1 |
| if you please | 1 |
| indeed | 1 |
| let them now | 1 |
| may | 1 |
| now i plead | 1 |
| please allow me | 1 |
| please stay | 1 |
| then | 1 |
| this time | 1 |
| to see whether | 1 |
| until | 1 |
| we beseech you | 1 |
| would you please | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| i beseech thee | 1 |
| i pray now | 1 |
| i pray thee | 1 |
| i pray you | 1 |
| let | 1 |
| let her not be as one dead | 1 |
| now | 1 |
| now therefore go to | 1 |
| oh | 1 |
Verses containing H4994
Page 6 of 8. 375 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- 1 Chronicles 22:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 29:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 6:40
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 18:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 18:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
Read word by word - Ezra 10:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”
Read word by word - Nehemiah 1:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 1:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,
Read word by word - Nehemiah 1:11
· BSB · 2 occurrences
O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
Read word by word - Nehemiah 5:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 5:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.”
Read word by word - Job 1:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
Read word by word - Job 2:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
Read word by word - Job 4:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?
Read word by word - Job 5:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Read word by word - Job 6:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.
Read word by word - Job 8:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
Read word by word - Job 10:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?
Read word by word - Job 12:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
Read word by word - Job 13:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
Read word by word - Job 13:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.
Read word by word - Job 17:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
Read word by word - Job 17:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
Read word by word - Job 22:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
Read word by word - Job 22:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
Read word by word - Job 32:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
Read word by word - Job 33:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
Read word by word - Job 33:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
Read word by word - Job 38:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
Read word by word - Job 40:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
Read word by word - Job 40:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Read word by word - Job 40:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
Read word by word - Job 40:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
Read word by word - Job 42:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’
Read word by word - Psalms 7:9
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Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.10
- Psalms 50:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
Read word by word - Psalms 80:14
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Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 80.15
- Psalms 115:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Read word by word - Psalms 116:14
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I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
Read word by word - Psalms 116:18
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I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,
Read word by word - Psalms 118:2
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Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
Read word by word - Psalms 118:3
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Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
Read word by word - Psalms 118:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
Read word by word - Psalms 118:25
· BSB · 2 occurrences
O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!
Read word by word - Psalms 119:76
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May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
Read word by word - Psalms 119:108
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Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
Read word by word - Psalms 122:8
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For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
Read word by word - Psalms 124:1
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A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—
Read word by word - Psalms 129:1
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A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 2:1
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I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
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