193 verses

Gen 24:47

(NIV)
‘I asked her, “Whose daughter are you?”

‘She said, “The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.”

‘Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms,
(ESV)
Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.

Gen 24:57

(NIV)
Then they said, ‘Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.’
(ESV)
They said, “Let us call the young woman and ask her.”

Gen 26:7

(NIV)
When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, ‘She is my sister,’ because he was afraid to say, ‘She is my wife.’ He thought, ‘The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.’

(ESV)
When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah,” because she was attractive in appearance.

Gen 32:17

(NIV)
He instructed the one in the lead: ‘When my brother Esau meets you and asks, “Who do you belong to, and where are you going, and who owns all these animals in front of you?”
(ESV)
He instructed the first, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, ‘To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these ahead of you?’

Gen 32:29

(NIV)
Jacob said, ‘Please tell me your name.’

But he replied, ‘Why do you ask my name?’ Then he blessed him there.

(ESV)
Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him.

Gen 37:15

(NIV)
a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, ‘What are you looking for?’

(ESV)
And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”

Gen 38:21

(NIV)
He asked the men who lived there, ‘Where is the shrine-prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?’

‘There hasn’t been any shrine-​prostitute here,’ they said.

(ESV)
And he asked the men of the place, “Where is the cult prostitute who was at Enaim at the roadside?” And they said, “No cult prostitute has been here.”

Gen 40:7

(NIV)
So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s house, ‘Why do you look so sad today?’

(ESV)
So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, Why are your faces downcast today?”

Gen 43:7

(NIV)
They replied, ‘The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. “Is your father still living?” he asked us. “Do you have another brother?” We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, “Bring your brother down here”?’

(ESV)
They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ What we told him was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

Gen 43:27

(NIV)
He asked them how they were, and then he said, ‘How is your aged father you told me about? Is he still living?’

(ESV)
And he inquired about their welfare and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

Gen 44:19

(NIV)
My lord asked his servants, “Do you have a father or a brother?”
(ESV)
My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’

Exod 3:22

(NIV)
Every woman is to ask her neighbour and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.’

(ESV)
but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.”

Exod 11:2

(NIV)
Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbours for articles of silver and gold.’
(ESV)
Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, for silver and gold jewelry.”

Exod 12:35

(NIV)
The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing.
(ESV)
The people of Israel had also done as Moses told them, for they had asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing.

Exod 12:36

(NIV)
The Lord had made the Egyptians favourably disposed towards the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered the Egyptians.

(ESV)
And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.

Exod 13:14

(NIV)
‘In days to come when your son asks you, “What does this mean?” say to him, “With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
(ESV)
And when in time to come your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall say to him, ‘By a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.

Exod 18:7

(NIV)
So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and then went into the tent.
(ESV)
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. And they asked each other of their welfare and went into the tent.

Exod 22:14

(NIV)
‘If anyone borrows an animal from their neighbour and it is injured or dies while the owner is not present, they must make restitution.
(ESV)
If a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is injured or dies, the owner not being with it, he shall make full restitution.

Num 27:21

(NIV)
He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by enquiring of the Urim before the Lord. At his command he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command they will come in.’

(ESV)
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation.”

Deut 4:32

(NIV)
Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of?
(ESV)
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of.

Deut 6:20

(NIV)
In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the Lord our God has commanded you?’
(ESV)
“When your son asks you in time to come, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the Lord our God has commanded you?’

Deut 10:12

(NIV)
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
(ESV)
“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

Deut 13:14

(NIV)
then you must enquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,
(ESV)
then you shall inquire and make search and ask diligently. And behold, if it be true and certain that such an abomination has been done among you,

Deut 14:26

(NIV)
Use the silver to buy whatever you like: cattle, sheep, wine or other fermented drink, or anything you wish. Then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice.
(ESV)
and spend the money for whatever you desireoxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. And you shall eat there before the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household.

Deut 18:11

(NIV)
or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.
(ESV)
or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead,

Deut 18:16

(NIV)
For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, ‘Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire any more, or we will die.’

(ESV)
just as you desired of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.’

Deut 32:7

(NIV)
Remember the days of old;
consider the generations long past.
Ask your father and he will tell you,
your elders, and they will explain to you.
(ESV)
Remember the days of old;
consider the years of many generations;
ask your father, and he will show you,
your elders, and they will tell you.

Josh 4:6

(NIV)
to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, “What do these stones mean?”
(ESV)
that this may be a sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, ‘What do those stones mean to you?’

Josh 4:21

(NIV)
He said to the Israelites, ‘In the future when your descendants ask their parents, “What do these stones mean?”
(ESV)
And he said to the people of Israel, When your children ask their fathers in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’

Josh 9:14

(NIV)
The Israelites sampled their provisions but did not enquire of the Lord.
(ESV)
So the men took some of their provisions, but did not ask counsel from the Lord.

Josh 15:18

(NIV)
One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, ‘What can I do for you?’

(ESV)
When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she got off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

Josh 19:50

(NIV)
as the Lord had commanded. They gave him the town he asked for – Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he built up the town and settled there.

(ESV)
By command of the Lord they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it.

Judg 1:1

(NIV)
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, ‘Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?’

(ESV)
After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the Lord, Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”

Judg 1:14

(NIV)
One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, ‘What can I do for you?’

(ESV)
When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

Judg 4:20

(NIV)
‘Stand in the doorway of the tent,’ he told her. ‘If someone comes and asks you, “Is anyone in there?” say “No.”’

(ESV)
And he said to her, “Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?’ say, ‘No.’”

Judg 5:25

(NIV)
He asked for water, and she gave him milk;
in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.
(ESV)
He asked for water and she gave him milk;
she brought him curds in a noble’s bowl.

Judg 8:14

(NIV)
He caught a young man of Sukkoth and questioned him, and the young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven officials of Sukkoth, the elders of the town.
(ESV)
And he captured a young man of Succoth and questioned him. And he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men.

Judg 8:24

(NIV)
And he said, ‘I do have one request, that each of you give me an earring from your share of the plunder.’ (It was the custom of the Ishmaelites to wear gold earrings.)

(ESV)
And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

Judg 8:26

(NIV)
The weight of the gold rings he asked for came to seventeen hundred shekels, not counting the ornaments, the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian or the chains that were on their camels’ necks.
(ESV)
And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were around the necks of their camels.

Judg 13:6

(NIV)
Then the woman went to her husband and told him, ‘A man of God came to me. He looked like an angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name.
(ESV)
Then the woman came and told her husband, “A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name,

Judg 13:18

(NIV)
He replied, ‘Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding. ’
(ESV)
And the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?”

Judg 18:5

(NIV)
Then they said to him, ‘Please enquire of God to learn whether our journey will be successful.’

(ESV)
And they said to him, “Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed.”

Judg 18:15

(NIV)
So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him.
(ESV)
And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him about his welfare.

Judg 20:18

(NIV)
The Israelites went up to Bethel and enquired of God. They said, ‘Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Benjaminites?’

The Lord replied, ‘Judah shall go first.’

(ESV)
The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel and inquired of God, Who shall go up first for us to fight against the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.”

Judg 20:23

(NIV)
The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and they enquired of the Lord. They said, ‘Shall we go up again to fight against the Benjaminites, our fellow Israelites?’

The Lord answered, ‘Go up against them.’

(ESV)
And the people of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until the evening. And they inquired of the Lord, “Shall we again draw near to fight against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against them.”

Judg 20:27

(NIV)
And the Israelites enquired of the Lord. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,
(ESV)
And the people of Israel inquired of the Lord (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

1Sam 1:17

(NIV)
Eli answered, ‘Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.’

(ESV)
Then Eli answered, Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him.”

1Sam 1:20

(NIV)
So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, ‘Because I asked the Lord for him.’

(ESV)
And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.”

1Sam 1:27

(NIV)
I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.
(ESV)
For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.

1Sam 1:28

(NIV)
So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he shall be given over to the Lord.’ And he worshipped the Lord there.

(ESV)
Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.”

And he worshiped the Lord there.

1Sam 2:20

(NIV)
Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, ‘May the Lord give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed for and gave to the Lord.’ Then they would go home.
(ESV)
Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the Lord give you children by this woman for the petition she asked of the Lord.” So then they would return to their home.

1Sam 8:10

(NIV)
Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king.
(ESV)
So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking for a king from him.

1Sam 10:4

(NIV)
They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from them.

(ESV)
And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.

1Sam 10:22

(NIV)
So they enquired further of the Lord, ‘Has the man come here yet?’

And the Lord said, ‘Yes, he has hidden himself among the supplies.’

(ESV)
So they inquired again of the Lord, “Is there a man still to come?” and the Lord said, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

1Sam 12:13

(NIV)
Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
(ESV)
And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.

1Sam 12:17

(NIV)
Is it not wheat harvest now? I will call on the Lord to send thunder and rain. And you will realise what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.’

(ESV)
Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king.”

1Sam 12:19

(NIV)
The people all said to Samuel, ‘Pray to the Lord your God for your servants so that we will not die, for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.’

(ESV)
And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.”

1Sam 14:37

(NIV)
So Saul asked God, ‘Shall I go down and pursue the Philistines? Will you give them into Israel’s hand?’ But God did not answer him that day.

(ESV)
And Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?” But he did not answer him that day.

1Sam 17:22

(NIV)
David left his things with the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were.
(ESV)
And David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage and ran to the ranks and went and greeted his brothers.

1Sam 17:56

(NIV)
The king said, ‘Find out whose son this young man is.’

(ESV)
And the king said, “Inquire whose son the boy is.”
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