אַל

al

Hebrew H0408 Negative 724 occurrences in 572 verses
אַל not

1. not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)

a. do not, let not (with a verb)

b. let there not be (with a verb understood)

c. not, no (with substantive)

d. nothing (as substantive)

Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409)

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 572 verses

  1. Joshua 22:19 אַל־

    If indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.

  2. Joshua 22:22 אַל־

    “The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.

  3. Judges 4:18 אַל־

    Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.

  4. Judges 6:18 אַל־

    Please do not depart from this place until I return to You. Let me bring my offering and set it before You.” And the LORD said, “I will stay until you return.”

  5. Judges 6:23 אַל־

    But the LORD said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.”

  6. Judges 6:39 אַל־

    Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”

  7. Judges 13:4 וְאַל־וְאַל־

    Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.

  8. Judges 13:7 אַל־וְאַל־

    But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”

  9. Judges 13:14 אַל־אַל־

    She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”

  10. Judges 18:9 אַל־

    They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!

  11. Judges 18:25 אַל־

    The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

  12. Judges 19:20 אַל־

    “Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”

  13. Judges 19:23 אַל־אַל־אַל־אַֽל־

    The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.

  14. Ruth 1:13 אַ֣ל

    would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”

  15. Ruth 1:16 אַל־

    But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.

  16. Ruth 1:20 אַל־

    “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.

  17. Ruth 2:8 אַל־

    Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.

  18. Ruth 3:3 אַל־

    Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

  19. Ruth 3:11 אַל־

    And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.

  20. Ruth 3:14 אַל־

    So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”

  21. Ruth 3:17 אַל־

    And she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

  22. 1 Samuel 1:16 אַל־

    Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”

  23. 1 Samuel 2:3 אַל־

    Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

  24. 1 Samuel 2:24 אַ֖ל

    No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.

  25. 1 Samuel 3:17 אַל־

    “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”

  26. 1 Samuel 4:20 אַל־

    As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed.

  27. 1 Samuel 6:3 אַל־

    They replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you.”

  28. 1 Samuel 7:8 אַל־

    and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

  29. 1 Samuel 9:20 אַל־

    As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father’s house?”

  30. 1 Samuel 12:19 וְאַל־

    They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

  31. 1 Samuel 12:20 אַל־אַל־

    “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.

  32. 1 Samuel 16:7 אַל־

    But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

  33. And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”

  34. Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

  35. 1 Samuel 19:4 אַל־

    Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.

  36. 1 Samuel 20:3 אַל־

    But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”

  37. 1 Samuel 20:38 אַֽל־

    Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

  38. 1 Samuel 21:2 אַל־

    “The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission or charge. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.

  39. Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”

  40. Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well. You will be safe with me.”

  41. saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”

  42. My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

  43. 1 Samuel 26:9 אַל־

    But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”

  44. So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”

  45. who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”

  46. “Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.

  47. 2 Samuel 1:20 אַל־אַֽל־

    Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

  48. 2 Samuel 1:21 אַל־וְאַל־

    O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.

  49. 2 Samuel 3:29 וְֽאַל־

    May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

  50. 2 Samuel 9:7 אַל־

    “Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

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