And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.

Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother, Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

And he said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’

And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.

I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:

So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.

And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”

And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.

And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.

Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.

And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.