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יָאַל (yâʼal) v (yaw-al')
Source: a primitive root (probably rather the same as H2973 through the idea of mental weakness);
Meaning: properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
KJV: assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, × willingly, would.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

Type: root" cite="full" form="false" mod="II
[יָאַל] vb. only Hiph. shew willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake to do anything (and do it) {383}

Appears in a total of 19 verses:

JOS 17:12

OET-LV: 12 And_not the _descendants _of they _were _able of _Mənashsheh to_take _possession _of DOM the_cities the_these and_he _was _determined the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] to_dwell on _the_earth (the)_this. (JOS_17:12)

OET-RV: 12 But Menashsheh’s descendants weren’t able to take possession of those cities, so the Canaanites continued to live in the region. (JOS 17:12)

JOB 6:28

OET-LV: 28 And_now be _willing turn on_me and_on your(pl)_faces if I _will _lie. (JOB_6:28)

OET-RV: ⇔  28 So now, look at me willingly.
⇔ Would I lie to your face? (JOB 6:28)

CH1 17:27

OET-LV: 27 And_now you _are _willing to_bless DOM the _house _of your _servant _of_of to_be forever to_your_face if/because you Oh_YHWH you _have _blessed_it and_it _will _be_blessed forever. (CH1_17:27)

OET-RV: 27 And you’ve now decided to bless your servant’s family to be in front of you forever, because you, Yahweh, have blessed us, and so we’ll be blessed forever. (CH1 17:27)

JOB 6:9

OET-LV: 9 And_ god _may _he _be _willing and_may_he _crush _me may _he _untie/release his/its_hand and_may_he _cut _me _off. (JOB_6:9)

OET-RV: 9 If only God would be willing to crush me.
⇔ ≈ May he play his hand and cut me off. (JOB 6:9)

GEN 18:27

OET-LV: 27 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he _answered and_he _said here please I _have _undertaken to_speak to my_master and_I am_dust and_ash[es]. (GEN_18:27)

OET-RV: 27 “Listen, I’ve been bold enough to question my master, even though I’m just dust and ashes,” Abraham said again. (GEN 18:27)

KI2 5:23

OET-LV: 23 And_ Naˊₐmān _he/it _said be _willing accept two _talents and_he _urged in/on/over_him/it and_he/it _laid _siege two _talents silver in_two _of bags and_two _of changes _of garments and_he/it _gave to two _of his _servants _of_of and_they _carried_them before_him. (KI2_5:23)

OET-RV: 23 “Sure,” said Na’aman. “Take 60kg,” he urged him. Then he separated 60kg of silver into two bags along with two sets of clothes, then he gave them to two of his young men to carry back for him. (KI2 5:23)

JOS 7:7

OET-LV: 7 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it _said alas my_master YHWH why have _you _brought _over at _all _(brought _over) DOM the_people the_this DOM the_Yardēn/(Jordan) to_give us in_the _hand _of the_ʼAmorī to_destroy_us and_if we _had _been _willing and_we _had _remained on_the _other _side _of the _Yardēn. (JOS_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then Yehoshua asked, “Yahweh, my master, why did you bring these people across the Yordan and then let us be defeated and killed by the Amorites? If only we’d been content and stayed on the other side of the river. (JOS 7:7)

JDG 19:6

OET-LV: 6 And_they _lived and_they _ate both _of_them together and_they _drank and_ the _father _of _he/it _said of_the _young _woman to the_man be _willing please and_spend _the _night and_let _it _be _good heart _of_your. (JDG_19:6)

OET-RV: 6 So the two of them ate and drank together, and then the woman’s father said, “Please stay another night. Relax and have a good time.” (JDG 19:6)

GEN 18:31

OET-LV: 31 And_he/it _said here please I _have _undertaken to_speak to my_master perhaps they_will _be _found there twenty and_he/it _said not I _will _destroy_it in_account _of the_twenty. (GEN_18:31)

OET-RV: 31 “Listen, I’ve taken it upon myself to speak to my master,” Abraham asked again, “suppose twenty are found there?”
¶ “I won’t do it for the sake of the twenty,” he agreed. (GEN 18:31)

JDG 17:11

OET-LV: 11 And_he _was _willing the_Lēviyyiy to_dwell with the_man and_he/it _was the _young_man to_him/it like_one of_his _of_sons. (JDG_17:11)

OET-RV: 11 and agreed to stay with Micah, eventually becoming like one of Micah’s own sons. (JDG 17:11)

SA1 12:22

OET-LV: 22 If/because not YHWH he _will _abandon DOM people _of_his in_account _of his/its_name (the)_great if/because YHWH he _was _determined for_doing you(pl) to_him/it into_a _people. (SA1_12:22)

OET-RV: 22 Yahweh won’t abandon his people because he has an excellent reputation to uphold, especially since he’s declared you all to be his people. (SA1 12:22)

SA2 7:29

OET-LV: 29 And_now be _willing and_bless DOM the _house _of your _servant _of_of to_be forever to_your_face if/because you my_master YHWH you _have _spoken and_from_your _of_blessing the _house _of it _will _be _blessed your _servant _of_of forever. (SA2_7:29)

OET-RV: 29 Now, if it pleases you, bless your servant’s extended family forever, because you yourself, my master Yahweh, have spoken, and from your blessing, your servant’s family will be blessed forever.” (SA2 7:29)

SA1 17:39

OET-LV: 39 And_ Dāvid _he _girded DOM sword _of_his from_under (to)_his _of_garments and_he _undertook to_go if/because not he _had _put _to _the _test and_ Dāvid _he/it _said to Shāʼūl not I _will _be _able to_go in_these_things if/because not I _have _put _to _the _test and_he_removed _them Dāvid from_on_himself. (SA1_17:39)

OET-RV: 39 David strapped his sword over the top and then tried to walk because he hadn’t been trained in wearing it. But he told Sha’ul, “I couldn’t walk in all that without practice,” so he took it all off. (SA1 17:39)

DEU 1:5

OET-LV: 5 On_the _other _side _of the _Yardēn in_land of _Mōʼāⱱ he _undertook Mosheh he _made _clear DOM the_law (the)_this to_say. (DEU_1:5)

OET-RV: 5 On the eastern side of the Yarden river in the Moav (Moab) region, Mosheh began explaining those instructions, saying, (DEU 1:5)

JDG 1:27

OET-LV: 27 and_not Mənashsheh it _took _possession _of DOM Bēyt Shan and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM Taˊₐnāk and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM the _inhabitants _of of _Dōr and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM of _Yiⱱləˊām/(Ibleam) the _inhabitants _of and_DOM daughters _of_its and_DOM of _Məgiddōn the _inhabitants _of and_DOM daughters _of_its and_it _was _determined the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] to_dwell on _the_earth (the)_this. (JDG_1:27)

OET-RV: 27 However Menashsheh’s descendants didn’t drive out those living in Beyt-Shan, Taanak, Dor, Yibleam, or Meggidon, because the Canaanites were determined to keep living there. (JDG 1:27)

EXO 2:21

OET-LV: 21 And_ Mosheh _he _was _willing to_dwell with the_man and_he/it _gave DOM Tsiporāh/(Zipporah) daughter _of_his to_Mosheh. (EXO_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 Later it turned out that Mosheh was prepared to live with the man, and in due course he gave his daughter Zipporah to Mosheh in marriage. (EXO 2:21)

JDG 1:35

OET-LV: 35 And_it _was _determined the_ʼAmorī to_dwell in_the _mountain _of Ḩereş in_ʼAyyālōn and_in_Shaˊalⱱīm and_ the _hand _of _it _was _heavy of _the _house _of of _Yōşēf/(Joseph) and_they _were (into)_forced_labour. (JDG_1:35)

OET-RV: 35 The Amorites were determined to live at Mt. Heres, in Ayyalon and Shaalbim (but when Yosef’s descendants became stronger, they forced the Amorites to work as slaves). (JDG 1:35)

HOS 5:11

OET-LV: 11 ʼEfrayim is_oppressed it_is_crushed _of judgement if/because he _was _determined he _walked after a _command. (HOS_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 Efrayim is oppressed.
⇔ It’s crushed in judgement,
⇔ because it was determined to honour idols. (HOS 5:11)

KI2 6:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he/it _said the_one be _willing please and_go with your_servants and_he/it _said I I _will _go. (KI2_6:3)

OET-RV: 3 One of them insisted, “Please, say that you’ll come with your servants.”
¶ “Okay then, I’ll come,” he said. (KI2 6:3)

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