1 Samuel 25:24
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24 She fell at his feet and said, “Upon me alone, my lord, be the guilt; please let your servant speak in your ears and hear the words of your servant.(A)
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Esther 8:3
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3 Then Esther spoke again to the king; she fell at his feet, weeping and pleading with him to avert the evil design of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews.
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2 Kings 4:37
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37 She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground; then she took her son and left.(A)
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2 Samuel 14:9
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9 The woman of Tekoa said to the king, “On me be the guilt, my lord the king, and on my father’s house; let the king and his throne be guiltless.”(A)
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Philemon 18-19
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18 If he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to me. 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self.
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Matthew 18:29
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29 Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’
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2 Samuel 14:12
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12 Then the woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Speak.”
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1 Samuel 25:28
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28 Please forgive the trespass of your servant, for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.(A)
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Genesis 44:33-34
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33 Now therefore, please let your servant remain as a slave to my lord in place of the boy, and let the boy go back with his brothers. 34 For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the suffering that would come upon my father.”
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Genesis 44:18
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Judah Pleads for Benjamin’s Release
18 Then Judah stepped up to him and said, “O my lord, let your servant please speak a word in my lord’s ears, and do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.(A)
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