Strongs H3947

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לָקַח (lâqach) v (law-kakh')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to take (in the widest variety of applications)
KJV: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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לָקַח 965 occurrences vb. take

Qal
- 1 take, take in hand
- 2 take and carry along with oneself
- 3
  - a take from, or out of
  - b take, carry away
  - c take away from, so as to deprive of
  - d esp. take away life
- 4 take to or for a person
- 5 take up, upon = put upon
- 6 = fetch
- 7 take = lead, conduct (with or without contact)
- 8 take = capture, seize
- 9 take = carry off
- 10 in phr. take vengeance
Niph.
- 1 be captured, of ark
- 2 be taken away, removed
- 3 be taken, brought unto
Pu.
- 1 be taken from, out of
- 2 = be stolen from
- 3 be taken captive
- 4 be taken away, removed
Hoph.
- 1 be taken, brought unto
- 2 be taken out of
- 3 be taken away from
Hithp. lit. fire taking hold of itself, of lightning

Displaying only every 20^th verse out of 909:

GEN 5:24

OET-LV: 24 And_ Ḩₐnōk _he/it _walked/wandered with the_ʼElohīm and_he_didn’t _exist if/because god he _took DOM_him/it. (GEN_5:24)

OET-RV: 24 Hanoch walked with God, and then he was not there, because God took him away. (GEN 5:24)

ISA 53:8

OET-LV: 8 From_oppression and_from_judgement he _was _taken _away and_DOM generation _of_his who will _he _consider if/because _that he _was _cut _off from_the_land _of living_people from_the _transgression _of my _people _of_my a _wound belonged_to_him. (ISA_53:8)

OET-RV: 8 After oppression and judgement, he was taken away,
⇔  but how many of his peers even cared that he was cut off from the land of the living?
⇔  He was wounded because of the disobedience of my people. (ISA 53:8)

EXO 24:8

OET-LV: 8 And_ Mosheh _he/it _took DOM the_blood and_he _sprinkled_it on the_people and_he/it _said HERE the _blood _of the _covenant which he _has _made YHWH with_you(pl) on all _of the_words/messages the_these. (EXO_24:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then Mosheh took the blood in the bowls and sprinkled it onto the people, telling them, “Look. This is the blood confirming the agreement that Yahweh has made with you according to what you just heard.” (EXO 24:8)

SA1 17:31

OET-LV: 31 And_they _were _heard the_words/messages which Dāvid he _spoke and_people _told to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Shāʼūl/(Saul) and_he_sent _for _him. (SA1_17:31)

OET-RV: 31 So it got around what David was saying, and when Sha’ul heard about it, he sent for him. (SA1 17:31)

JOB 3:6

OET-LV: 6 The_night (the)_that let_it _take _it gloom not let _it _rejoice among_the_days _of the_year in_the_number _of the_months not let _it _come. (JOB_3:6)

OET-RV: 6 May gloom take that night.
⇔  May it not be happy among the days of the year.
⇔  May it not enter into the number of months. (JOB 3:6)

EXO 25:3

OET-LV: 3 And_this is_the_contribution which you(pl)_will _take from_with_them gold and_silver and_bronze. (EXO_25:3)

OET-RV: 3 You should accept contributions of gold, silver, or bronze, (EXO 25:3)

GEN 38:20

OET-LV: 20 And_ Yəhūdāh/(Judah) _he _sent DOM the _kid _of the _goats by_the _hand _of his/its_neighbour the_Adullamite to_take/accept/receive the_pledge from_the _hand _of the_woman and_not he_found _her. (GEN_38:20)

OET-RV: 20 Then Yehudah sent his friend the Adullamite to take the young goat and get the pledge back from the woman, but he couldn’t find her, (GEN 38:20)

GEN 22:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he _rose _early ʼAⱱrāhām in_morning and_he _saddled DOM donkey _of_his and_he/it _took DOM two _of his _servants _of_his with_him/it and_DOM Yiʦḩāq his/its_son and_he _cut wood(s)_of burnt _offering and_he/it _rose _up and_he/it _went to the_place which he _had _said to_him/it the_ʼElohīm. (GEN_22:3)

OET-RV: 3 So Abraham got up early in the morning and saddled his donkey. Then he took two of his young men with him and his son Yitshak, and he cut some firewood for the burnt offering. Then they left to go to the place that God had told him. (GEN 22:3)

GEN 28:2

OET-LV: 2 Arise go to_Paddan ʼArām the _house _of_to of _Bətū^ʼēl the _father _of your _mother _of_your and_take to/for_yourself(m) from_there a _wife one_of _the _daughters _of Lāⱱān the _brother _of your _mother _of_your. (GEN_28:2)

OET-RV: 2 Pack up and go to Paddan -Aram—to the home of your mother’s father Bethuel and get yourself a wife from there—from the daughters of your mother’s brother Lavan. (GEN 28:2)

KI1 11:37

OET-LV: 37 And_you I _will _take and_you _will _reign over_all that it _will _desire self _of_your and_you _will _be king over Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (KI1_11:37)

OET-RV: 37 But I’ll use you, and you’ll be able to reign over the area where you want to rule—you’ll become king over Yisrael. (KI1 11:37)

JER 13:4

OET-LV: 4 Take DOM the_loincloth which you _bought which is_on loins _of_your and_arise go to_Pərāt and_hide_it there in _(the)_cleft _of the _rock. (JER_13:4)

OET-RV: 4 Take the loincloth that you bought and you’re wearing, and pack up and go to Perat and bury it in a crack in the rock. (JER 13:4)

GEN 39:20

OET-LV: 20 And_ the _master(s)_of _he/it _took of _Yōşēf/(Joseph) DOM_him/it and_he_put _him into the _house _of the _prison the _place _of (of)_where the _prisoners _of the_king were_imprisoned and_he/it _was there in_house _of the _prison. (GEN_39:20)

OET-RV: 20 He took him and threw him into the prison built for the king’s prisoners. (GEN 39:20)

KI1 20:6

OET-LV: 6 If/because if about_time tomorrow I _will _send DOM servants _of_my to_you and_they _will _search DOM house _of_your and_DOM the _houses _of your_servants and_it _was every _of (the)_desire _of your _two’s _eyes _of_your they _will _put in_hand _of_their and_they _will _take_it. (KI1_20:6)

OET-RV: 6 but around this time tomorrow, he’ll send his servants to you to search through your palace and the homes of your people, and they’ll take everything that they consider to be of value.” (KI1 20:6)

DEU 24:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he_will _hate _her the_man (the)_latter and_he _will _write to/for_her/it a _document _of divorce and_he/it _gave in_hand _of_her and_he_will _send _her _away from_house _of_his or if/because he _will _die the_man (the)_latter who he_has _taken _her to_him/it to/for_(a)_woman. (DEU_24:3)

OET-RV: 3 If that second husband also decides to divorce her by sending her away with a divorce notice, or if he were to die, (DEU 24:3)

GEN 8:20

OET-LV: 20 And_ Noaḩ _he/it _built an _altar to/for_YHWH and_he/it _took from_all the_cattle/livestock (the)_clean and_from_all (the)_bird (the)_clean and_he/it _ascended burnt _offerings on_altar. (GEN_8:20)

OET-RV: 20 Then Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and he took some of every kind of clean animal and every kind of clean bird, and he offered them as burnt offerings on the altar. (GEN 8:20)

NUM 3:47

OET-LV: 47 And_you _will _take five _of five _of shekels for_head by_the _shekel _of the _holy _place you _will _take is_twenty gerah[s] the_shekel. (NUM_3:47)

OET-RV: 47 collect five silver coins for each one of them. (Use the same silver coins weighing eleven grams, that the priests use in the sacred tent.) (NUM 3:47)

JOB 40:28

OET-LV: 28  will_it _make a _covenant with_you will_you _take _it to_a _slave _of perpetuity. (JOB_40:28)

NUM 3:50

OET-LV: 50 From_with the _firstborn _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _took DOM the_money five and_sixty and_three hundred(s) and_one _thousand by_the _shekel _of the _holy _place. (NUM_3:50)

OET-RV: 50 He collected 1,365 silver coins from the firstborn Israeli males (using the standard weight of silver from the sanctuary) (NUM 3:50)

GEN 20:3

OET-LV: 3 And_ god _he _came to ʼAⱱīmelek in _(the)_dream the_night and_he/it _said to_him/it HERE_you are_about _to _die on the_woman whom you _have _taken and_she is_married _of a _husband. (GEN_20:3)

OET-RV: 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night and told him, “Listen, you’re as good as dead because of that woman you took because she is married to a husband.” (GEN 20:3)

CH1 10:4

OET-LV: 4 And_ Shāʼūl _he/it _said to his _armour(s)_of_his the _bearer _of draw sword _of_your and_pierce_me _through with_it lest they _should _come the _uncircumcised_men the_these and_they _will _deal _wantonly with_me and_not he _was _willing his _armour(s)_of_his the _bearer _of if/because he _was _afraid exceedingly and_ Shāʼūl _he/it _took DOM the_drought//sword/knife and_he _fell on_it. (CH1_10:4)

OET-RV: 4 Then Shaul said to his equipment carrier, “Draw your sword and pierce me with it, so those uncircumcised Philistines can’t come here and torture me.” But his equipment carrier was very scared and wasn’t willing to do it, so Shaul took his sword and fell onto it. (CH1 10:4)

JDG 18:17

OET-LV: 17 And_they _went _up the _five _of the_men who_had_gone to_spy _out DOM the_earth/land they _went there_(to) they _took DOM the _carved_image and_DOM the_ephod and_DOM the_teraphim and_DOM the _molten_image and_the_priest was_standing the _entrance _of the _gate and_six hundred(s) the_man (the)_girded the _weapons _of (the)_war. (JDG_18:17)

OET-RV: 17 The five men who’d gone to scout out the land went in around the back. They took the carved image, the priest’s gear, the family idols, and the cast image, while the priest was standing at the entrance of the gate along with the six hundred armed men. (JDG 18:17)

SA1 6:8

OET-LV: 8 And_you(pl)_will _take DOM the _box _of YHWH and_you(pl)_will _put DOM_him/it into the_cart and_DOM the _articles _of the_gold which you(pl)_have _sent _back to_him/it a _guilt _offering you(pl)_will _put in_box from_side _of_its and_you(pl)_will _send _away DOM_him/it and_it _will _go. (SA1_6:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then pick up Yahweh’s box and put it into the cart along with the gold objects that you are sending with it as a guilt offering put in another container beside the box. Finally, send the cart away and off it will go. (SA1 6:8)

JOB 15:12

OET-LV: 12 Why does_it _carry _you _away heart _of_your and_why do_they _flash eyes _of_your. (JOB_15:12)

OET-RV: 12 Why do your emotions get carried away?
⇔  ≈ Why do your eyes flash with anger? (JOB 15:12)

SA1 2:16

OET-LV: 16 And_he/it _said to_him/it the_man surely _(make _smoke) let_them _make _smoke as_day the_fat and_take to/for_yourself(m) just_as it _desires appetite _of_your and_saying(ms) mmm if/because now you _will _give_it and_if not I _take_it by_force. (SA1_2:16)

OET-RV: 16 But if the person tried to say, “Once the fat has all been burnt, then take whatever you want for yourself,” then he’d assert, “No, you’d better give it right now or I’ll take it by force.” (SA1 2:16)

EZE 24:16

OET-LV: 16 Oh _son _of humankind HERE_I am_about _to _take from_you DOM the _desire _of your _two’s _eyes _of_your with_a _blow and_not you _must _lament and_not you _must _weep and_not tear[s]_of_your it _will _come. (EZE_24:16)

OET-RV: 16 “Listen, humanity’s child, I’m taking your cherished wife from you with a plague, but you mustn’t mourn or weep, or let any tears show. (EZE 24:16)

EZE 18:13

OET-LV: 13 For_interest he _has _lent and_usury he _has _taken and_will _he _live not he _will _live DOM all _of the_abominations the_these he _has _done certainly _(die) he _will _be _put _to _death blood(s)_of_his in/on/over_him/it it _will _be. (EZE_18:13)

OET-RV: 13 who lends out money at too high interest, and who makes too much profit on what he sells. Should that man live? He certainly won’t! He’ll definitely die, and his blood will be on his own head. (EZE 18:13)

LEV 24:2

OET-LV: 2 Command DOM the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _will _bring to_you oil _of olive[s] pure pressed for_light to_lift _up a _lamp continually. (LEV_24:2)

OET-RV: 2 Order the Israelis to bring you pressed olive oil that’s pure, to supply lamps to give continual light. (LEV 24:2)

SA2 4:7

OET-LV: 7 And_they _came the_house and_he was_lying on bed _of_his in_the _chamber _of his _lying _down _of_his and_they_struck _him and_they_killed _him and_they _removed DOM his/its_head and_they _took DOM his/its_head and_they _went the _way _of the _ˊArāⱱāh all _of the_night. (SA2_4:7)

OET-RV: 6-7 They entered the middle of the house as if getting wheat, then entered the inner room where @Iysh-Boshet was on the bed. They struck him in the body, killing him, then they cut off his head. Then Rekav and Baanah took the head and escaped, and walked all night through the Aravah. (SA2 4:7)

ISA 52:5

OET-LV: 5 And_now wwww belongs_to_me here the _utterance _of YHWH if/because people _of_my it _was _taken for _nothing rulers _of_its they _wail the _utterance _of YHWH and_continually all _of the_day name _of_my is_reviled. (ISA_52:5)

OET-RV: 5 Now Yahweh declares:
⇔  My people were taken for no reason.
⇔  His rulers mock him
⇔  and my name is continually slandered throughout the day.
§  That is Yahweh’s declaration. (ISA 52:5)

GEN 18:8

OET-LV: 8 And_he/it _took curd[s] and_milk and_the _young _one _of the _herd which he _had _prepared and_he/it _gave before_them and_he was_standing with_them under the_tree and_they _ate. (GEN_18:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then he took yogurt and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set the meal down in front of the visitors, standing there under the tree by them while they ate. (GEN 18:8)

EXO 40:9

OET-LV: 9 And_you _will _take DOM the _oil _of (the)_anointing and_you _will _anoint DOM the_tabernacle and_DOM all _of that in/on/over_him/it and_you _will _consecrate DOM_him/it and_DOM all _of articles _of_its and_it _was a _holy _thing. (EXO_40:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then take the sacred anointing oil and smear it on the sacred tent and everything that’s in it, then none of those things should be touched by others—it will all be sacred. (EXO 40:9)

SA1 7:14

OET-LV: 14 And_they _went _back the_cities which they _had _taken the_Fəlishtiy from_with Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_ˊEqrōn and_unto Gat and_DOM territory _of_their Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _delivered from_the _hand _of the_Fəlishtiy and_he/it _was peace between Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_between the_ʼAmorī. (SA1_7:14)

OET-RV: 14 The cities that the Philistines had taken from Ekron and as far as Gat were returned to Yisrael. And so Yisrael rescued their territory from the Philistines, and there was peace between Yisrael and the Amorites. (SA1 7:14)

GEN 43:18

OET-LV: 18 And_they _were _afraid the_men if/because they _were _brought the _house _of Yōşēf and_they _said on the _matter _of the _silver which_came_back in_sacks _of_our at_beginning we are _being_brought to_roll _himself on_us and_to_throw _himself on_us and_to_take us to_slaves and_DOM donkeys _of_our. (GEN_43:18)

OET-RV: 18 But the brothers were afraid when they found out that they’d been brought to wait outside Yosef’s house, and said to each other, “We must have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our sacks the first time. He wants to overpower us, then arrest us and confiscate our donkeys and take us as slaves.” (GEN 43:18)

EXO 14:6

OET-LV: 6 And_he _harnessed DOM chariot _of_his and_DOM people _of_his he _took with_him/it. (EXO_14:6)

OET-RV: 6 Then he hitched up his chariot and took his army with him. (EXO 14:6)

KI2 2:14

OET-LV: 14 And_he/it _took DOM the _cloak _of ʼĒliy^yāh which it _had _fallen from_on_him and_he _struck DOM the_waters and_he _said where is_YHWH the _god _of ʼĒliy^yāh also he and_he _struck DOM the_waters and_they _were _divided hither and_hither and_ ʼElīshāˊ _he _passed _over. (KI2_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 and he took Eliyah’s cloak and hit the river with it, saying, “Where is Eliyah’s god Yahweh?” Then as he hit the water, the river divided into two parts and Elisha crossed through the middle. (KI2 2:14)

EXO 23:8

OET-LV: 8 And_a _bribe not you _must _take if/because (the)_bribe it _makes _blind clear-sighted_people and_it _perverts the _words/messages _of righteous_people. (EXO_23:8)

OET-RV: 8 You mustn’t accept bribes, because bribes stop people from being unbiased and they undermine the words of honest people. (EXO 23:8)

SA1 5:3

OET-LV: 3 And_ the_ʼAshdōdites _they _rose _early from_the_next _day and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE Dāgōn was_lying to_face _of_its towards_land to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _box _of YHWH and_they _took DOM Dāgōn and_they _returned DOM_him/it to_place _of_its. (SA1_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 Early the next day when the Ashdodites got up, to their horror Dagon had fallen to the ground on its face in front of Yahweh’s box. So they stood it up and returned it to its place. (SA1 5:3)

EZE 15:3

OET-LV: 3 Is_it _taken from_him/it wood for_doing into_a _product or do _people _take from_him/it a _peg to_hang on/upon/above_him/it any _of vessel. (EZE_15:3)

OET-RV: 3 Do people take wood from a vine to make anything? Would anyone use vine wood even to make something to hang a mug on? (EZE 15:3)

EZE 8:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he _stretched _out the_form _of a _hand and_he_took _me by_the _hair _of my_head and_it _carried a _spirit DOM_me between the_earth/land and_between the_heavens and_it _brought DOM_me to_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) in_visions _of god to the _opening _of the _gate _of the _inner_court which_faces northward_to where was_there the _location _of the _image _of (the)_jealousy which_provokes_to _jealousy. (EZE_8:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then he reached out something in the shape of a hand and took me by my hair—the Spirit lifted me up between earth and the heavens, and in visions from God, he took me to Yerushalem, to the entrance of the inner northern gate, where the idol was that made Yahweh very jealous. (EZE 8:3)

PRO 1:19

OET-LV: 19 are_thus the_paths _of every _of one _who_gains _unjustly unjust _gain DOM the _life _of its _owners _of_his it _will _take. (PRO_1:19)

OET-RV: 19 That’s what happens to anyone who gains wealth illegally—
⇔  it takes that person’s life. (PRO 1:19)

EZE 24:5

OET-LV: 5 The _choicest _of the _flock take and_also pile _up the_bones under_it make _boil boilings _of_its also they _have _cooked bones _of_its in_the _midst _of_of _it. (EZE_24:5)

OET-RV: 5 Yes, take the best one from the flock
⇔  and pile up the fuel underneath it—
⇔  keeping it boiling to make sure the bones in it cook well. (EZE 24:5)

GEN 25:20

OET-LV: 20 And_he/it _was Yiʦḩāq a _son _of forty year[s] when_took_he DOM Riⱱqāh the _daughter _of Bətū^ʼēl the_ʼArammiy from_Paddan- aram the _sister _of Lāⱱān the_ʼArammiy to_him/it to/for_(a)_woman. (GEN_25:20)

OET-RV: 20 and Yitshak was forty years old when he married Rebekah. (She was the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-Aram, the sister of Lavan the Aramean.) (GEN 25:20)

DEU 27:25

OET-LV: 25 is_cursed a _bribe one _who_takes to_ a _person _of _strike _down blood innocent and_ all _of _saying(ms) the_people amen. (DEU_27:25)

OET-RV: 25 ‘Anyone who takes payment to murder an innocent person will be cursed.’
¶  Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’ (DEU 27:25)

DEU 22:13

OET-LV: 13 if/because a _man he _will _take a _wife and_he _will _go to_her/it and_he_will _hate _her. (DEU_22:13)

OET-RV: 13 If a man takes a wife and sleeps with her, then hates her (DEU 22:13)

SA2 8:1

OET-LV: 8 and_he/it _was after thus and_ Dāvid _he _defeated DOM the_Fəlishtiy and_he_subdued _them and_ Dāvid _he/it _took DOM the _bridle _of the _cubit from_the _hand _of the_Fəlishtiy. (SA2_8:1)

OET-RV: 8 Sometime later, David attacked the Philistines and defeated them, and he captured Meteg-Ammah from them. (SA2 8:1)

GEN 9:23

OET-LV: 23 And_ Shēm _he/it _took and_Yefet/(Japheth) DOM the_garment and_they _put_it on the _shoulder _of both _of_them and_they _walked backwards and_they _covered DOM the _nakedness _of their _father _of_their and_faces _of_their were_backwards and_the _nakedness _of their _father _of_their not they _saw. (GEN_9:23)

OET-RV: 23 So Shem and Yafet took a robe, and holding it between their shoulders they walked backwards into the tent and covered their father’s nakedness. (Their faces were towards the tent entrance, so they didn’t see his nakedness.) (GEN 9:23)

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