I Have Found

And said, My Lord, if now i have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, i pray thee, from thy servant:

And he said, Behold now, i have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, i will not destroy <i>iti> for twenty's sake.

And Laban said unto him, i pray thee, if i have found favour in thine eyes, <i>tarry: fori> i have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

• Flattery

And Jacob said, Nay, i pray thee, if now i have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore i have seen thy face, as though i had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

And they sent the coat of <i>manyi> colours, and they brought <i>iti> to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it <i>bei> thy son's coat or no.

And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now i have found grace in thy sight, put, i pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, i pray thee, in Egypt:

• Bereavement

And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now i have found grace in your eyes, speak, i pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, <i>to seei> whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

Now therefore, i pray thee, if i have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that i may know thee, that i may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation <i>isi> thy people.

For wherein shall it be known here that i and thy people have found grace in thy sight? <i>is iti> not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, i and thy people, from all the people that <i>arei> upon the face of the earth.

• Moses
• Prayer
• Self-will

And he said, If now i have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, i pray thee, go among us; for it <i>isi> a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.

And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have i not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

• Death
• Moses
• Despondency

And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, i pray thee, out of hand, if i have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, <i>andi> bring us not over Jordan.

• Gideon
• Sign
• Gideon

And he said unto him, If now i have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.

Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have i found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing i <i>ami> a stranger?

And he said unto them, The LORD <i>isi> witness against you, and his anointed <i>isi> witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, <i>He isi> witness.

And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that i have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly <i>asi> the LORD liveth, and <i>asi> thy soul liveth, <i>there isi> but a step between me and death.

And he said, Let me go, i pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me <i>to be therei>: and now, if i have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, i pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.

• Royal
• Cities

And David said unto Achish, If i have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that i may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

• Hebrew

Then said the princes of the Philistines, What <i>doi> these Hebrews <i>herei>? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, <i>Isi> not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and i have found no fault in him since he fell <i>unto mei> unto this day?

Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, <i>asi> the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host <i>isi> good in my sight: for i have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

And David said unto Achish, But what have i done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as i have been with thee unto this day, that i may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that i have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

• Character
• Reproof

And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, i have found <i>theei>: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, i have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

• Josiah
• Tender
• Heart

Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great <i>isi> the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us. So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, i have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great <i>isi> the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.

And i commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and <i>thati> rebellion and sedition have been made therein.

And i said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that i may build it.

And i said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing <i>to answeri>.

• Esther
• Indecision
• Esther

If i have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that i shall prepare for them, and i will do to morrow as the king hath said.

Then Esther the queen answered and said, If i have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

And said, If it please the king, and if i have found favour in his sight, and the thing <i>seemi> right before the king, and i <i>bei> pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which <i>arei> in all the king's provinces:

Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: i have found a ransom.

• Anointing

i have found David my servant; with my holy oil have i anointed him:

Therefore came i forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and i have found thee.

Behold, this have i found, saith the preacher, <i>countingi> one by one, to find out the account:

Which yet my soul seeketh, but i find not: one man among a thousand have i found; but a woman among all those have i not found.

Lo, this only have i found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs <i>that arei> left, have i gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, <i>whichi> have fled from far.

Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: i have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, <i>andi> found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.

For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have i found their wickedness, saith the LORD.

And i will be found of you, saith the LORD: and i will turn away your captivity, and i will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither i have driven you, saith the LORD; and i will bring you again into the place whence i caused you to be carried away captive.

i have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.

All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed <i>heri> up: certainly this <i>isi> the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen <i>iti>.

Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, i have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

i have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods <i>isi> in thee, and <i>thati> light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

• Angel
• Miracles

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have i done no hurt.

• Israelites
• Self-delusion

And Ephraim said, Yet i am become rich, i have found me out substance: <i>ini> all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that <i>werei> sin.

Ephraim <i>shall sayi>, What have i to do any more with idols? i have heard <i>himi>, and observed him: i <i>ami> like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

• Herod
• Deception
• Falsehood

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found <i>himi>, bring me word again, that i may come and worship him also.

When Jesus heard <i>iti>, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily i say unto you, i have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, i say unto you, i have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

And when he cometh home, he calleth together <i>hisi> friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for i have found my sheep which was lost.

And when she hath found <i>iti>, she calleth <i>heri> friends and <i>heri> neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for i have found the piece which i had lost.

Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, i, having examined <i>himi> before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? i have found no cause of death in him: i will therefore chastise him, and let <i>himi> go.

• Government
• David
• Obedience

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, i have found David the <i>soni> of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

• Witnesses
• Falsehood
• Paul

For we have found this man <i>ai> pestilent <i>fellowi>, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

Or else let these same <i>herei> say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while i stood before the council,

But when i found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, i have determined to send him.

For if i have boasted any thing to him of you, i am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which <i>i madei> before Titus, is found a truth.

i rejoiced greatly that i found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for i have not found thy works perfect before God.