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# beg, begged, begging, beggar #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "beg" means to urgently ask someone for something. It often refers to asking for money, but it is also commonly used to refer to pleading for something.
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* Often people beg or plead when they strongly need something, but don't know if the other person will give them what they ask for.
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* A "beggar" is someone who regularly sits or stands in a public place to ask people for money.
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* Depending on the context, this term could be translated as, "plead" or "urgently ask" or "demand money" or "regularly ask for money."
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(See also: [plead](../other/plead.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Luke 16:19-21](rc://en/tn/help/luk/16/19)
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* [Mark 06:56](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/06/56)
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* [Matthew 14:34-36](rc://en/tn/help/mat/14/34)
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* [Psalm 045:12-13](rc://en/tn/help/psa/045/012)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[10:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/10/04)__ God sent frogs all over Egypt. Pharaoh __begged__ Moses to take away the frogs.
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* __[29:08](rc://en/tn/help/obs/29/08)__ "The king called the servant and said, 'You wicked servant! I forgave your debt because you __begged__ me."
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* __[32:07](rc://en/tn/help/obs/32/07)__ The demons __begged__ Jesus, "Please do not send us out of this region!" There was a herd of pigs feeding on a nearby hill. So, the demons __begged__ Jesus, "Please send us into the pigs instead!"
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* __[32:10](rc://en/tn/help/obs/32/10)__ The man who used to have the demons __begged__ to go along with Jesus.
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* __[35:11](rc://en/tn/help/obs/35/11)__ His father came out and __begged__ him to come and celebrate with them, but he refused."
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* __[44:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/44/01)__ One day, Peter and John were going to the Temple. As they approached the Temple gate, they saw a crippled man who was __begging__ for money.
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H34, H7592, G154, G1871, G4319, G4434, G6075
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