Palal — To Pray
To intervene, to judge oneself, to intercede — the Hebrew verb suggests prayer as honest self-examination before God.
Pronunciation: paw-lal'
Hebrew · Strong's H6419 · 82 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
KJV translations: intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.
Palal in the Bible — example verses
“Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.”Genesis 20:7 (KJV)
“So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.”Genesis 20:17 (KJV)
“And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.”Genesis 48:11 (KJV)
“And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.”Numbers 11:2 (KJV)
“Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.”Numbers 21:7 (KJV)
“And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.”Deuteronomy 9:20 (KJV)
“I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.”Deuteronomy 9:26 (KJV)
“And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.”1 Samuel 1:10 (KJV)
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