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גָּנַב (gânab) v (gaw-nab')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
KJV: carry away, × indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

Type: root" cite="full" form="false
[גָּנַב] vb. stealQal stealNiph. be stolenPi. steal away (trans.)Pu. be stolen awayHithp. go by stealth, syeal away {170}

Appears in a total of 36 verses:

GEN 31:27

OET-LV: 27 To/for_what did _you _hide _yourself to_flee and_did _you _steal DOM_me and_not did _you _tell to/for_me and_I_sent _you _away with_gladness and_with_songs with_tambourine and_with_harp. (GEN_31:27)

OET-RV: 27 Why did you flee secretly and deceive me and not tell me? I would have sent you all off with music and singing and a cheery party. (GEN 31:27)

JOS 7:11

OET-LV: 11 Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) It _has _sinned and_also they _have _transgressed DOM covenant _of_my which I _commanded them and_also they _have _taken some _of the _devoted_thing[s] and_also they _have _stolen and_also they _have _deceived and_also they _have _put_them among_their _of_things. (JOS_7:11)

OET-RV: 11 Yisrael has sinned and disobeyed my agreement that I made with them. They’ve also taken prohibited things—stealing, deceiving, and put it with their own possessions. (JOS 7:11)

PRO 6:30

OET-LV: 30 Not people _despise (to)_thief if/because he _will _steal to_fill appetite _of_his if/because he _will _be _hungry. (PRO_6:30)

OET-RV: 30 They might not despite a thief
⇔ if they’re stealing to satisfy their hunger, (PRO 6:30)

GEN 40:15

OET-LV: 15 If/because indeed _(be _stolen) I _was _stolen from_the _land _of the _ˊIⱱrī/(Hebrews) and_also here not I _have _done anything (cmp) they _have _put DOM_me in_pit. (GEN_40:15)

OET-RV: 15 because indeed I was trafficked from the land of the Hebrews. And even here, I didn’t do anything to deserve being held in this pit.” (GEN 40:15)

SA2 15:6

OET-LV: 6 And_ ʼAⱱīshālōm _he/it _made according_the _manner the_this to/from_all/each/any/every Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who they _came for_judgement to the_king and_ ʼAⱱīshālōm _he _stole DOM the _heart _of the _men _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (SA2_15:6)

OET-RV: 6 Abshalom acted that way towards every Israeli who came for a dispute to be settled by the king, and in doing that he stole the hearts of the Israeli people. (SA2 15:6)

HOS 4:2

OET-LV: 2 Cursing and_deceiving and_murdering and_stealing and_committing _adultery people _have _broken _out and_blood(s) (in)_blood(s) they _have _touched. (HOS_4:2)

OET-RV: 2 There’s cursing, lying, murder, stealing and adultery.
⇔ They’ve broken all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. (HOS 4:2)

EXO 22:11

OET-LV: 11  and_if actually _(steal) it _will _be _stolen from_with_him he _will _make _restitution to_its _of_owner(s). (EXO_22:11)

OET-RV: 11 both of them must declare in front of Yahweh as to whether or not they improperly handled their neighbour’s property. The owner must accept the sworn statement and no compensation is required, (EXO 22:11)

SA2 21:12

OET-LV: 12 And_ Dāvid _he/it _went and_he/it _took DOM the _bones _of Shāʼūl and_DOM the _bones _of Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) his/its_son from_with the _citizens _of Yāⱱēsh/(Jabesh) who they _had _stolen DOM_them from_the _open _square _of Bēyt Shan where they_had _hung _them _up wwww (to)_there in/on_day struck _down the_Fəlishtiy DOM Shāʼūl on_Gilboˊa. (SA2_21:12)

OET-RV: 12 and he went and got the bones of Sha’ul and his son Yonatan from the leaders of Yabesh-Gilead, who had stolen them from the square of Beyt-Shan where the Philistines had hung them there on the day the Philistines had defeated Sha’ul at Gilboa. (SA2 21:12)

CH2 22:11

OET-LV: 11 And_ Yəhōshaⱱˊat/(Jehoshabeath) _she/it _took the _daughter _of the_king DOM Yōʼāsh/(Joash) the _son _of ʼAḩaz^yāh and_she _stole DOM_him/it from_among _of the _sons _of the_king who_were_about _to _be _put _to _death and_she/it _gave DOM_him/it and_DOM nurse _of_his in_the _chamber _of the _beds and_she_hid _him Yəhōshaⱱˊat/(Jehoshabeath) the _daughter _of the_king Yəhōrām/(Jehoram) the _wife _of Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) the_priest/officer if/because she she _was the _sister _of ʼAḩaz^yāh from_face/in _front _of ˊAtal^yāh and_not she_put _him _to _death. (CH2_22:11)

OET-RV: 11 However, a princess named Yehoshaveat took Ahazyah’s son Yoash, and she sneaked him away from among the king’s sons who were about to be killed, and she hid him and his nurse in a bedroom. Yehoshaveat was the daughter of the late King Yehoram, the wife of Yehoyada the priest (she was Ahazyah’s sister), and she hid him from Atalyah so she couldn’t kill him. (CH2 22:11)

GEN 31:30

OET-LV: 30 And_now actually _(go) you _have _gone if/because greatly _(long) you _longed for_the _household _of I _will _show_you(ms) to/for_what did _you _steal DOM gods _of_my. (GEN_31:30)

OET-RV: 30 So now, you probably left because you miss your father’s place badly, but why did you steal my gods?” (GEN 31:30)

LEV 19:11

OET-LV: 11 Not you(pl)_will _steal and_not you(pl)_will _deceive and_not you(pl)_will _deal _falsely anyone with_his _fellow _of_citizen. (LEV_19:11)

OET-RV: 11 You all mustn’t steal or deceive, or defraud any fellow citizen, (LEV 19:11)

EXO 21:37

OET-LV: 37  if/because he _will _steal anyone an _ox or a _sheep and_he_will _slaughter _it or he_has _sold _it five cattle he _will _repay in _place _of the_ox and_four sheep in _place _of the_sheep. (EXO_21:37)

PRO 9:17

OET-LV: 17 Waters stolen they _are _sweet and_bread _of secret _places it _is _pleasant. (PRO_9:17)

OET-RV: 17 “Stolen drinks are sweet,
⇔ ≈ and secret food tastes good.” (PRO 9:17)

GEN 31:32

OET-LV: 32 With anyone_whom you _will _find DOM gods _of_your not he _will _live before relatives _of_our investigate to/for_yourself(m) what with_me and_take_it to/for_you(fs) and_not Yaˊₐqoⱱ he _knew if/because _that Rāḩēl she_had _stolen _them. (GEN_31:32)

OET-RV: 32 As for your idols, whoever you find your gods with will be put to death. Look through everything we have and take back anything that belongs to you, with our relatives as witnesses.” (Now Yacob didn’t know that Rahel had stolen them.) (GEN 31:32)

GEN 31:39

OET-LV: 39 A _torn _animal not I _brought to_you I I_bore _the _loss _of _it from_my _of_hand you_required _it one_stolen _of day and_one_stolen _of night. (GEN_31:39)

OET-RV: 39 I didn’t bring dead sheep or goats to you that had been attacked by wild animals—I bore the loss of those myself. You required that I cover anything stolen during the day or during the night. (GEN 31:39)

JER 7:9

OET-LV: 9 Will_you _steal will _you _murder and_will _you _commit _adultery and_will _you _swear to_falsehood and_will _you _make _smoke to_Baˊal and_will _you _walk after gods other which not you(pl)_have _known. (JER_7:9)

OET-RV: 9 ◙ (JER 7:9)

GEN 44:8

OET-LV: 8 Here silver which we _found in_the _mouth _of our _sacks _of_of we _brought _back to_you from_the _land _of Kənaˊan/(Canaan) and_how will _we _steal from_the _house _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_of silver or gold. (GEN_44:8)

OET-RV: 8 Listen, we brought the silver that we found in the top of our sacks back to you from the land of Canaan. So why would we then steal silver or gold from the house of your master? (GEN 44:8)

JER 23:30

OET-LV: 30 for_so/thus/hence here_I am_on the_prophets the _utterance _of YHWH who_steal _of words/messages _of_(of)_my each from_with his/its_neighbour. (JER_23:30)

OET-RV: 30 ◙ (JER 23:30)

GEN 31:19

OET-LV: 19 And_Lāⱱān he _had _gone to_shear DOM his/its_flock _of _sheep/goats and_ Rāḩēl _she _stole DOM the_teraphim which belonged_to_her _of_father. (GEN_31:19)

OET-RV: 19 Now Lavan had gone off for several days to shear his sheep, so Rahel stole the idols that belonged to her father, (GEN 31:19)

SA2 19:42

OET-LV: 42  and_see/lo/see every _of (the)_man _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) were_coming to the_king and_they _said to the_king why did_they _steal _you brothers _of_our the _man _of Yəhūdāh and_they _brought _over DOM the_king and_DOM household _of_his DOM the_Yardēn and_all the _men _of Dāvid with_him/it. (SA2_19:42)

OET-RV: 42 All the men of Yehudah answered the men of Yisrael, “Because the king is from our tribe—our close relative. Why should that make you all angry? Do you all think that the king has rewarded us with fancy food or other privileges?” (SA2 19:42)

EXO 22:6

OET-LV: 6  if/because he _will _give anyone to his/its_neighbour money or articles to_guard/protect and_it _will _be _stolen from_the _house _of the_man if he _will _be _found the_thief he _will _make _restitution twofold. (EXO_22:6)

OET-RV: 6 If a fire breaks out and spreads in the bush, and grain that’s already stacked or is still in the field gets burnt up, the person who started the fire must certainly pay compensation. (EXO 22:6)

GEN 31:26

OET-LV: 26 And_ Lāⱱān _he/it _said to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ what have _you _done and_you _have _stolen DOM heart _of_my and_you _have _led _away DOM daughters _of_my like_one_taken _captive _of the_sword. (GEN_31:26)

OET-RV: 26 Then Lavan said to Yacob, “What have you done? You’ve deceived me and carried away my daughters like prisoners of war. (GEN 31:26)

ZEC 5:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he/it _said to_me this is_the_curse which_is_about _to _go _forth over the _surface _of all _of the_earth/land if/because every _of (the)_one_who_steals from_this according_to _it he _will _be _purged and_all (the)_one_who_swears _an _oath from_this according_to _it he _will _be _purged. (ZEC_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then he told me, “That’s the curse that goes out over the surface of the whole land. Every thief will be removed according to what it says on the one side, and everyone who testifies falsely will be removed according to what it says on the other side. (ZEC 5:3)

PRO 30:9

OET-LV: 9 Lest I _should _be _satisfied and_I _will _deny and_I _will _say who is_YHWH and_lest I _should _become _impoverished and_I _will _steal and_I _will _seize the _name _of my _god _of_of. (PRO_30:9)

OET-RV: 9 because if I had plenty, I might deny God, asking, “Who is Yahweh?”
⇔ and if I became poor, I might steal and dishonour God’s reputation. (PRO 30:9)

JOB 21:18

OET-LV: 18 Are _they like_straw to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before a _wind and_like_chaff which_it_has _stolen _it a _storm-wind. (JOB_21:18)

OET-RV: 18 Are they just like straw blown by the wind,
⇔ ≈ and like chaff that’s carried away by a gale. (JOB 21:18)

DEU 24:7

OET-LV: 7 if/because anyone he _will _be _found a _person stealing of_his _of_countrymen from_(the)_sons of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he _will _treat _as _a _slave in/on/over_him/it and_he_will _sell _him and_he _will _die the_thief (the)_that and_you _will _remove the_evil from_your _of_midst. (DEU_24:7)

OET-RV: 7 If someone is found to have abducted a fellow Israeli to make them into a slave or to sell them, then that abductor must be executed in order to purge such evils from your country. (DEU 24:7)

JOB 4:12

OET-LV: 12 And_to_me a _message it _was _brought _secretly ear _of_my and_she/it _took a _whisper of_it. (JOB_4:12)

OET-RV: ⇔  12 Now a message was brought secretly to me,
⇔ and my ears caught a whisper of it. (JOB 4:12)

GEN 30:33

OET-LV: 33 And_it _will _testify for_me righteousness _of_my in/on_day in _future _time if/because you _will _come on wage[s]_of_my to_your_face all that not_it is_speckled and_spotted among_goats and_dark among_rams is_stolen it with_me. (GEN_30:33)

OET-RV: 33 So in the future, you’ll be able to see that I’ve been honest because you’ll be able to see it for yourself: any goat that’s not speckled and spotted, and any sheep that’s not dark-coloured, if it’s in my flock then it must have been stolen.” (GEN 30:33)

EXO 20:15

OET-LV: 15 not you _must _steal. (EXO_20:15)

OET-RV: • 15 You mustn’t steal. (EXO 20:15)

DEU 5:19

OET-LV: 19 and_not you _must _steal. (DEU_5:19)

OET-RV: • 19 Don’t steal anything. (DEU 5:19)

GEN 31:20

OET-LV: 20 And_he _stole Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) DOM the _heart _of Lāⱱān the_ʼArammiy on not he _told to_him/it if/because _that was_about _to _flee he. (GEN_31:20)

OET-RV: 20 and Yacob deceived Lavan (the Syrian) by not telling him that they all were leaving. (GEN 31:20)

SA2 19:4

OET-LV: 4  and_it _acted _stealthily the_people in _the_day (the)_that to_enter the_city just_as it _acts _stealthily (the)_people who_are_ashamed when_they_flee in_battle. (SA2_19:4)

OET-RV: 4 But the king covered his face and kept crying out loudly, “Oh my son Abshalom. Oh Abshalom, my son, my son.” (SA2 19:4)

KI2 11:2

OET-LV: 2 And_ Yəhōsheⱱaˊ/(Jehosheba) _she/it _took the _daughter _of the _king Yəhōrām/(Joram) the _sister _of ʼAḩaz^yāh DOM Yōʼāsh/(Joash) the _son _of ʼAḩaz^yāh and_she _stole DOM_him/it from_among _of the _sons _of the_king who_were_about _to _be _put _to _death DOM_him/it and_DOM nurse _of_his in_the _chamber _of the _beds and_they _hid DOM_him/it from_face/in _front _of ˊAtal^yāh and_not he _was _put _to _death. (KI2_11:2)

OET-RV: 2 However, King Yehoram’s daughter Yehosheva took Yoash, the son of her sister Ahazyah, and hid him in the bedroom along with his wet-nurse. Although he was on the list of the king’s sons to be executed, they hid him from Atalyah, and so he wasn’t killed. (KI2 11:2)

EXO 21:16

OET-LV: 16 And_one _who _will_steal anyone and_he_will _sell _him and_he _will _be _found in_his _of_hand surely _(die) he _will _be _put _to _death. (EXO_21:16)

OET-RV: 16 Anyone who abducts another person—either to sell or to keep as a slave—that person must certainly be put to death. (EXO 21:16)

OBA 1:5

OET-LV: 5 If thieves they _came to/for_yourself(m) if destroyers _of night how you _will _be _destroyed am_not will _they _steal sufficiency _of_their if grape _gatherers they _came to/for_you(fs) am_not will _they _leave gleanings. (OBA_1:5)

OET-RV: ⇔  5 If it was thieves who came to destroy you in the night,
⇔ (and yes, you’re going to be destroyed)
⇔ they would only steal what they wanted.
⇔ Or if it was grape-pickers who came to you,
⇔ at least they’d leave behind the smaller grapes. (OBA 1:5)

JOB 27:20

OET-LV: 20 It_overtakes _him like_waters sudden _terror(s) night it_steals _him _away a _storm-wind. (JOB_27:20)

OET-RV: 20 Terrors overtake them like a flood.
⇔ ≈ A gale carries them away in the night. (JOB 27:20)

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