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יָרֵא (yârêʼ) v (yaw-ray')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
KJV: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), × see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

j.df.aa

יָרֵא vb. fear

Qal
- 1 fear, be afraid
- 2 stand in awe of
- 3 fear, reverence, honour
Niph.
- 1 be fearful, dreadful
- 2 cause astonishment and awe
- 3 inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe
Piel. make afraid, terrify

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 318:

GEN 26:7

OET-LV: 7 And_ the _men _of the _place _they _asked of_wife _of_his and_he/it _said sister _of_is_my she if/because he _was _afraid to_say wife _of_my lest they_should _kill _me the _men _of the _place on Riⱱqāh if/because was_good _of appearance she. (GEN 26:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then the men of the place asked about his wife, and he said, “She’s my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She’s my wife.” He was thinking, “What if the men in this place kill me because Rebekah is so beautiful to look at.” (GEN 26:7)

PSA 102:16

OET-LV: 16  and_ nations _they _will _fear DOM the _name _of YHWH and_all the _kings _of the_earth/land DOM glory _of_your. (PSA 102:16)

OET-RV: 15 The nations respect Yahweh’s reputation,
⇔ and kings around the world respect your splendour. (PSA 102:15)

NUM 12:8

OET-LV: 8 Mouth to mouth I _speak in/on/over_him/it and_a _vision and_not by_riddles and_the _form _of YHWH he _sees and_why not were _you(pl)_afraid to_speak against_servant _of_my against_Mosheh. (NUM 12:8)

OET-RV: 8 and I speak to him directly—face-to-face, and not in parables, and he’s able to see my form. So why weren’t you afraid to speak against my servant Mosheh?” (NUM 12:8)

NUM 21:34

OET-LV: 34 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh do _not fear DOM_him/it if/because in_hand _of_your I _have _given DOM_him/it and_DOM all _of people _of_his and_DOM land _of_his and_you _will _do for_him/it just_as you _did to_Şīḩōn the _king _of the_ʼAmorī who was_dwelling in_Ḩeshbōn. (NUM 21:34)

OET-RV: 34 Yahweh said to Mosheh, “Don’t be afraid of him because I’ve given him and all his people and his land to you, and you’ll be able to do to him what you did to the Amorite King Sihon who lived at Heshbon.” (NUM 21:34)

DEU 19:20

OET-LV: 20 And_the_remainder they _will _hear and_they _will _fear and_not they _will _repeat for_doing again like_thing (the)_evil the_this in_midst _of_your. (DEU 19:20)

OET-RV: 20 Then the rest of the people will hear about that and be afraid to do that kind of evil thing in your country. (DEU 19:20)

DEU 14:23

OET-LV: 23 And_you(ms)_will _eat to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH god _of_your in_place where he _will _choose to_cause _to _dwell his/its_name there the _tithe _of your _grain _of_your wine _of_your _new and_your _fresh _of_oil and_the _firstborn(s)_of your _herd _of_your and_flock _of_your so _that you _may _learn to_fear DOM YHWH god _of_your all _of the_days. (DEU 14:23)

OET-RV: 23 You must eat it in the presence of your god Yahweh, in the place that he’ll choose and attach his name to. That’s where you must eat the tenth of your grain, wine, olive oil, and the firstborn male animals from your herd and your flock, so that you’ll learn to always honour your god Yahweh. (DEU 14:23)

PRO 24:21

OET-LV: 21 Fear DOM YHWH my _son _of_my and_the_king with those _who_change do _not get _involved. (PRO 24:21)

OET-RV: 21 My child, honour Yahweh and the king and strive to obey them,
⇔ Don’t get involved with those who change sides (PRO 24:21)

MAL 3:5

OET-LV: 5 And_I _will _draw _near to_you(pl) for_judgement and_I _will _be a _witness who_hastens on_sorcerers and_on_adulterers and_on_who]_swear _an _oath to_falsehood and_on_those _who_defraud _of (of)_the_hire _of a _hired _labourer a _widow and_a _fatherless _one and_those _who_thrust _aside _of (of)_a _sojourner and_not they_fear _me YHWH soldiers/messengers he _says. (MAL 3:5)

OET-RV: 5 This is what army-commander Yahweh says, “At that time, I’ll come to you all to judge you. I’ll quickly testify against all those who practice sorcery, against adulterers, against those who lie in court, against those who don’t pay their workers fairly, against those who mistreat widows and orphans, against those who don’t treat the foreigners among you decently, and against those who refuse to honour me. (MAL 3:5)

CH2 20:15

OET-LV: 15 And_he/it _said pay _attention Oh _all _of Yəhūdāh and_the _inhabitants _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_the_king Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) thus YHWH he _says to/for_you(pl) you(pl) do _not be _afraid and_do _not be _dismayed from_face/in _front _of the_multitude (the)_great the_this if/because not to/for_you(pl) the_battle if/because to_god. (CH2 20:15)

OET-RV: 15 he said, “Pay attention, all of Yehudah, inhabitants of Yerushalem, and King Yehoshafat. Yahweh has this to say to you all, ‘Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed by this huge force, because it’s not your battle, but God’s. (CH2 20:15)

JDG 4:18

OET-LV: 18 And_ Yāˊēl _she _went _out to_meet Şīşərāʼ and_she/it _said to_him/it turn_aside my_master turn_aside to_me do _not be _afraid and_he _turned _aside to_her/it to_the_tent and_she_covered _him with_covering. (JDG 4:18)

OET-RV: 18 Yael went out to meet Sisera and told him, “Stop and rest, my master. Stop and rest here. Don’t be afraid.” So he turned and went into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. (JDG 4:18)

GEN 3:10

OET-LV: 10 And_he/it _said DOM your(ms)_sound/voice I _heard in _the_garden and_I _was _afraid if/because was_naked I and_I _hid _myself. (GEN 3:10)

OET-RV: 10 “I heard you walking in the garden,” he replied, “but I was scared because I was naked, so I hid myself.” (GEN 3:10)

KI2 17:38

OET-LV: 38 And_the_covenant which I _made with_you(pl) not you(pl)_must _forget and_not you(pl)_must _fear gods other. (KI2 17:38)

OET-RV: 38 Don’t forget the agreement that I made with you all, and don’t honour other gods— (KI2 17:38)

PSA 76:8

OET-LV: 8  you you are_to _be _feared and_who will _he _stand to_your_face from_then anger _of_your. (PSA 76:8)

OET-RV: 7 You, yes you, are to be feared.
⇔ ≈ Who can stand in your sight when you are angry? (PSA 76:7)

SA1 3:15

OET-LV: 15 And_ Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) _he _lay until the_morning and_he _opened DOM the _doors _of the _house _of YHWH and_Shəmū^ʼēl he _was _afraid from_telling DOM the_vision to ˊĒlī. (SA1 3:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then Shemuel lay down again until the morning when he opened the doors of Yahweh’s house as usual, but he was scared to tell Eli about the vision. (SA1 3:15)

JOS 9:24

OET-LV: 24 And_they _answered DOM Yəhōshūˊa and_they _said if/because fully _(tell) it _was _told to_servants _of_your DOM how YHWH god _of_your he _had _commanded DOM Mosheh servant _of_his to_give to/for_you(pl) DOM all _of the_earth/land and_to_destroy DOM all _of the _inhabitants _of the_earth/land from_before _of_you(pl) and_we _were _afraid very for_lives _of_our because_of_you(pl) and_we _did DOM the_thing (the)_this. (JOS 9:24)

OET-RV: 24 “Because it was made very clear to your servants,” they answered, “that your god Yahweh had commanded his servant Mosheh to give to you all the land and to destroy everyone who lives in the region. We feared for our lives when you came closer, so that’s what we did. (JOS 9:24)

ECC 3:14

OET-LV: 14 I _know if/because _that all that the_ʼElohīm he _does it it _will _be forever_perpetuity on/upon/above_him/it there_is_not to_add and_from_it there_is_not to_take _away and_(the)_god he _has _acted that_people _will _fear from_before_face _of_him. (ECC 3:14)

OET-RV: 14 I know that everything God does will be enduring.
⇔ There’s nothing that needs to be added to it, or taken away,
⇔ and God has done it like that so that people will respect and want to obey him. (ECC 3:14)

JOL 2:21

OET-LV: 21 Do _not fear Oh _land be _glad and_rejoice if/because YHWH he _has _made _great for_doing. (JOL 2:21)

OET-RV: ⇔  21 Don’t fear, land. Be glad and celebrate,
⇔ because Yahweh has been doing powerful things. (JOL 2:21)

JDG 6:23

OET-LV: 23 And_he/it _said to_him/it YHWH peace to/for_yourself(m) do _not be _afraid not you _will _die. (JDG 6:23)

OET-RV: 23 But Yahweh replied to him, “Peace to you. Don’t be afraid—you won’t die.” (JDG 6:23)

EXO 15:11

OET-LV: 11 Who is_like_you among_gods Oh_YHWH who is_like_you glorious in_holiness awesome praises doing _of (of)_wonder[s]. (EXO 15:11)

OET-RV: ⇔  11 Which other god is like you, Yahweh?
⇔ Who else is so powerful and yet sinless,
⇔ receiving praises for doing miracles? (EXO 15:11)

ISA 43:5

OET-LV: 5 Do _not be _afraid if/because am_with_you I from_the_east I _will _bring offspring _of_your and_from_the_west I_will _gather _you. (ISA 43:5)

OET-RV: 5 Don’t be afraid, because I’m with you.
⇔ I’ll bring your descendants from the east,
⇔ ≈ and I’ll gather you in from the west. (ISA 43:5)

ISA 41:5

OET-LV: 5 Islands they _have _seen and_they _are _afraid the _ends _of the_earth/land they _tremble they _have _drawn _near and_they_have _come. (ISA 41:5)

OET-RV: ⇔  5 The islands have seen and are afraid.
⇔ ≈ The whole world trembles.
⇔ They approach and come. (ISA 41:5)

JER 41:18

OET-LV: 18 From_face/in _front _of the_ones_from _Kasdiy if/because they _were _afraid from_their_face/front if/because Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) the _son _of Nətan^yāh he _had _struck _down DOM Gədal^yāh the _son _of ʼAḩīqām whom the _king _of Bāⱱel he _had _appointed on _the_earth. (JER 41:18)

OET-RV: 18 because of the Babylonians. (They worried about their response because Netanyah’s son Yishmael had assassinated Ahikam’s son Gedalyah who’d been appointed in the region by the Babylonian king.) (JER 41:18)

JDG 6:27

OET-LV: 27 And_ Gidˊōn _he/it _took ten men of_servants _of_his and_he/it _made just_as he _had _spoken to_him/it YHWH and_he/it _was just_as he _feared DOM the _household _of his/its_father and_DOM the _men _of the_city from_acting by _day and_he/it _made night. (JDG 6:27)

OET-RV: 27 So Gideon took ten of his servants and did what Yahweh had instructed him to, but he did it at night because he was afraid to do it in the daytime—fearing the anger of his father’s household and the men of the city. (JDG 6:27)

SA1 12:14

OET-LV: 14 If you(pl)_will _fear DOM YHWH and_you(pl)_will _serve DOM_him/it and_you(pl)_will _listen to_voice _of_his and_not you(pl)_will _rebel _against DOM the _mouth _of YHWH and_ both you(pl) and_also the_king who he _has _become _king over_you(pl) _you(pl)_will _be after YHWH god _of_your(pl). (SA1 12:14)

OET-RV: 14 If you all honour Yahweh and listen to his instructions and don’t rebel against his commands, then both you and your king will indeed be following your god Yahweh. (SA1 12:14)

SA1 21:13

OET-LV: 13  and_ Dāvid _he/it _assigned DOM the_words/messages the_these in_heart _of_his and_he _was _afraid exceedingly from_face/in _front _of ʼAkīsh the _king _of Gat. (SA1 21:13)

OET-RV: 12 David listened to those words without any reaction because he was very afraid of what King Akish might do, (SA1 21:12)

KI2 17:28

OET-LV: 28 And_ one of_the_priests whom they _had _taken _into _exile from_Shomrōn _he _went and_he/it _sat _down//remained//lived in_house _of ^ʼēl and_he/it _was teaching DOM_them how will _they _fear DOM YHWH. (KI2 17:28)

OET-RV: 28 So they found one of the priests who had been exiled from Shomron and sent him back to Israel. He settled in Beyt-El and taught the people how Yahweh wanted to be served. (KI2 17:28)

SA1 14:26

OET-LV: 26 And_ the_people _it _came into the_forest and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE a _flowing _of honey and_there_was_not one _who_reached his/its_hand to mouth _of_his if/because the_people it _feared DOM the_oath. (SA1 14:26)

OET-RV: 26 Although the warriors entered the forest and saw the honey, none of them tasted any because they were afraid of the curse. (SA1 14:26)

PSA 65:9

OET-LV: 9  and_they _were _afraid the_inhabitants _of the_ends from_signs _of_your the_going(s)_out _of morning and_evening you _make _shout _for _joy. (PSA 65:9)

OET-RV: 8 Those who live all around the world
⇔ are amazed by the evidence of your activities.
⇔ You make them happy from the east to the west. (PSA 65:8)

SA1 7:7

OET-LV: 7 And_ the_Fəlishtiy _they _heard if/because _that the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _had _gathered _together to_(the)_Miʦpāh and_ the _rulers _of the_Fəlishtiy _they _went _up against Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_ the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _they _heard and_they _saw from_face/in _front _of the_Fəlishtiy. (SA1 7:7)

OET-RV: 7 When the Philistines heard that the Israelis had gathered at Mitspah, the Philistine rulers decided to attack Yisrael. When the Israelis heard that, they were afraid of the Philistines (SA1 7:7)

ZEP 3:16

OET-LV: 16 In _the_day (the)_that it _will _be _said to_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) do _not be _afraid Oh _Tsiyyōn not hands _of_your let _them _drop. (ZEP 3:16)

OET-RV: 16 In that day Yerushalem will be told,
⇔ “Don’t be afraid, Zion.
⇔ Don’t let your hands grow weak. (ZEP 3:16)

PSA 3:7

OET-LV: 7  not I _will _be _afraid from_ten _thousands _of people who all _around they _have _taken _a _stand on_me. (PSA 3:7)

OET-RV: 6 I won’t be afraid even of tens of thousands of people—
⇔ those all around who’ve taken a stand against me. (PSA 3:6)

DEU 7:21

OET-LV: 21 Not you _must _be _terrified from_their_face/front if/because YHWH god _of_your is_in_midst _of_your a _god great and_awesome. (DEU 7:21)

OET-RV: 21 Don’t be afraid of those people, because your god Yahweh will be with you. He’s a powerful god that people are in awe of. (DEU 7:21)

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