Everyday words
Entreat
Start with Genesis 23:8, where the Bible uses the word entreat in a real sentence: “He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 23:8
“He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,”
2. Exodus 8:8
“Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh.””
3. Psalms 45:12
“The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.”
4. Proverbs 19:6
“Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.”
5. Jeremiah 26:19
“Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Didn’t he fear Yahweh, and entreat the favor of Yahweh, and Yahweh relented of the disaster which he had pronounced against them? We would commit great evil against our own souls that way!””
6. Zechariah 7:2
“The people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem Melech, and their men, to entreat Yahweh’s favor,”
7. Zechariah 8:21
“and the inhabitants of one shall go to another, saying, ‘Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of Armies. I will go also.’”
8. Zechariah 8:22
“Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh of Armies in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Yahweh.””
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Say it
Practice Genesis 23:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hewiththem,saying,“IfyouagreeIshouldmydeadoutofmysight,hearme,andentreatformetoEphronthesonofZohar,