Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hale. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia HALE; HALING hal, hal'-ing (OE halen): "To pull" or drag, the King James Version translation of suro, "to draw or drag" (Acts 8:3, "haling men and women," the American Standard Revised Version "dragging"), and of katasuro, "to drag down" or "force along" (Luke 12:58, "lest he hale thee to the judge," the American Standard Revised Version "lest haply he drag thee unto the judge"). A more frequent modern form is "haul."

Multi-Version Concordance Haling (1 Occurrence) Acts 8:3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. (KJV YLT)