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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:

EXO 29:15

OET-LV: 15 And_DOM the_ram the_one you _will _take and_ ʼAhₐron _they _will _lay and_sons _of_his DOM hands _of_their on the _head _of the _ram. (EXO_29:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then take one of the rams and have Aharon and his sons place their hands on its head, (EXO 29:15)

MAL 2:13

OET-LV: 13 and_this second_thing you(pl)_do to _cover tear[s] DOM the _altar _of YHWH weeping and_groaning from_there_is_not still turning to the_offering and_taking pleasure from_hand _of_your(pl). (MAL_2:13)

OET-RV: 13 Secondly, you cover Yahweh’s altar with tears from all your weeping and groaning because he still ignores your offerings and won’t accept what you all bring to him. (MAL 2:13)

EXO 32:20

OET-LV: 20 And_he/it _took DOM the_calf which they _had _made and_he _burnt_it with_fire and_he _ground_it until that it _was _fine and_he _scattered_it on the _surface _of the_waters and_he _made _drink_it DOM the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (EXO_32:20)

OET-RV: 20 He took the bull they had made and burnt it in the fire, then he ground it down until it was powder and sprinkled it on top of pots of water and made the Israelis drink it. (EXO 32:20)

GEN 45:18

OET-LV: 18 And_fetch DOM father _of_your(pl) and_DOM households _of_your(pl) and_come to_me and_I _will _give to/for_you(pl) DOM the _good _thing[s]_of the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_eat DOM the _fat _of the_earth/land. (GEN_45:18)

OET-RV: 18 and get your father and your households, and come back here to me, and I’ll give to you the best of the land in Egypt, and you’ll eat the best of the country.’ (GEN 45:18)

JER 41:12

OET-LV: 12 And_they _took DOM all _of the_men and_they _went to_do _battle with Ishmael the _son _of Nətan^yāh and_they _found DOM_him/it to water great which is_in_Gibeon. (JER_41:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙ (JER 41:12)

EXO 2:9

OET-LV: 9 And_she/it _said to/for_her/it the _daughter _of Parˊoh take DOM the_child the_this and_suckle_him to_me and_I I _will _pay DOM wage[s]_of_your and_she/it _took the_woman the_child and_she_suckled _him. (EXO_2:9)

OET-RV: 9 “Take this baby,” said the princess, “and breastfeed him for me, and I’ll pay you for doing it.” So the woman took the baby and looked after him. (EXO 2:9)

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)

EZE 4:1

OET-LV: 4 and_you(ms) Oh _son _of humankind take to/for_yourself(m) a _brick and_you(ms)_will _give it to_your_face and_you _will _inscribe on/upon_it(f) a _city DOM Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (EZE_4:1)

OET-RV: 4 But you, humanity’s child, get yourself a brick and place it in front of you and carve Yerushalem City on it. (EZE 4:1)

KI2 13:25

OET-LV: 25 And_ Yəhōʼāsh/(Jehoash) _he _returned the _son _of Yəhōʼāḩāz and_he/it _took DOM the_cities from_the _hand _of Ben the _son _of Ḩₐzā^ʼēl which he _had _taken from_the _hand _of Yəhōʼāḩāz his/its_father in_battle three times he_defeated _him Yōʼāsh/(Joash) and_he _restored DOM the _cities _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (KI2_13:25)

OET-RV: 25 Then Yehoahaz’s son Yehoash attacked Aram three times, and he took back the cities from Haza’el’s son Ben-Hadad that had been taken in the war in his father Yehoahaz’s time. (KI2 13:25)

NUM 8:8

OET-LV: 8 And_they _will _take a _young _bull a _young _one _of the_herd and_its _grain _of_offering fine _flour mixed with_oil and_a _young _bull second a _young _one _of the_herd you _will _take to_a _sin _offering. (NUM_8:8)

OET-RV: 8 They must take a young bull along with its grain offering of flour mixed with oil, plus a second young bull for a sin offering. (NUM 8:8)

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)

GEN 22:6

OET-LV: 6 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he/it _took DOM the _wood(s)_of the _burnt _offering and_he/it _assigned on Yiʦḩāq his/its_son and_he/it _took in_his/its_hand DOM the_fire and_DOM the_knife and_they _went both _of_them together. (GEN_22:6)

OET-RV: 6 So Abraham took the firewood for the burnt offering and put it on his son Yitshak, and he carried the fire pot and the knife. Then the two of them went on together, (GEN 22:6)

JDG 8:21

OET-LV: 21 And_ Zeⱱaḩ _he/it _said and_Tsalmunnāˊ/(Zalmunna) arise you and_fall on_us if/because is_like_man strength _of_his and_ Gidˊōn _he/it _rose _up and_he _killed DOM Zeⱱaḩ and_DOM Tsalmunnāˊ and_he/it _took DOM the_ornaments which were_on_the _necks _of their _camels _of_their. (JDG_8:21)

OET-RV: 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Come and kill us yourself—be a man and use your own strength.” So Gideon went over and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and then he took the crescent-shaped ornaments that were on their camels’ necks. (JDG 8:21)

NUM 4:9

OET-LV: 9 And_they _will _take a _covering _of violet _stuff and_they _will _cover DOM the _lampstand _of the_luminary and_DOM lamps _of_its and_DOM tongs _of_its and_DOM fire-pans _of_its and_DOM all _of the _vessels _of its _oil _of_her which they _will _serve to/for_her/it by_them. (NUM_4:9)

OET-RV: 9 They must spread a blue cloth over the lampstand with its oil lamps, its tongs and trays, and the oil containers that are used for it. (NUM 4:9)

SA1 30:11

OET-LV: 11 And_they _found a _man from _Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt)) in _the_field and_they _took DOM_him/it to Dāvid and_they _gave to_him/it bread and_he _ate and_they_gave _him _to _drink water. (SA1_30:11)

OET-RV: 11 They found an Egyptian man in the countryside and took him to David. They gave him water to drink and bread to eat, (SA1 30:11)

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)

JDG 4:6

OET-LV: 6 And_she _sent and_she/it _called/named (to)_Bārāq the _son _of ʼAⱱīnnoˊam from_Qedesh Naftālī and_she/it _said to_him/it not has _he _commanded YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) go and_you _will _march at_the _mountain _of Tāⱱōr and_you _will _take with_you ten _of thousand(s) man from_(the)_sons of _Naftālī and_of_the _descendants _of Zəⱱulun. (JDG_4:6)

OET-RV: 6 One day she summoned Barak (Abinoam’s son from Kedesh in Naftali) and told him, “Yisrael’s god, Yahweh commands you to draft ten thousand men from Naftali and Zebulun and assemble at Mt. Tabor. (JDG 4:6)

GEN 28:9

OET-LV: 9 And_ ˊĒsāv _he/it _went to Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) and_he/it _took DOM Maḩₐlat the _daughter _of Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) the _son _of ʼAⱱrāhām the _sister _of Nəⱱāyōt to wives _of_his to_him/it to/for_(a)_woman. (GEN_28:9)

OET-RV: 9 so he went to Yishma’el and he took Mahalath as an additional wife. She was the daughter of Abraham’s son Yishma’el, and was the sister of Nevayot. (GEN 28:9)

GEN 2:23

OET-LV: 23 And_he/it _said the_humankind this_one at_last is_bone from_my_bones and_flesh/body from_my_flesh/body to_this _(one) woman it _will _be _called if/because from_man she _was _taken this _(one). (GEN_2:23)

OET-RV: 23 and the man said:
⇔ “Now this is bone from my bones
⇔ and flesh from my flesh.
⇔ She’ll be named ‘woman’
⇔ because she came from a man.” (GEN 2:23)

LEV 9:2

OET-LV: 2 And_he/it _said to ʼAhₐron take to/for_yourself(m) a _male _calf a _young _one _of the_herd to_a _sin _offering and_a _ram to_a _burnt _offering unblemished and_present_them to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH. (LEV_9:2)

OET-RV: 2 and he told Aharon, “Get a healthy, young, male calf for a sin offering for yourself, and a ram without defects for a burnt offering, and present them to Yahweh. (LEV 9:2)

EXO 29:12

OET-LV: 12 And_you _will _take some_of _the _blood _of the _young _bull and_you(ms)_will _give on the _horns _of the _altar with_finger _of_your and_DOM all _of the_blood you _will _pour _out to the _base _of the _altar. (EXO_29:12)

OET-RV: 12 Take some of that blood and smear it on the top projections of the altar with your finger, then pour the rest of it on the ground at the base of the altar. (EXO 29:12)

CH2 18:25

OET-LV: 25 And_ the _king _of _he/it _said of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) take DOM Mīkāyəhū and_return_him to ʼĀmōn the _official _of the_city and_near/to Yōʼāsh/(Joash) the _son _of the _king. (CH2_18:25)

OET-RV: 25 “Arrest Mikayah,” ordered King Ahav, “and return him to Amon the city governor, and to my son Yoash. (CH2 18:25)

KI2 5:24

OET-LV: 24 And_he _came to the_hill and_he/it _took from_hand _of_their and_he _deposited_them in_house and_he _sent _away DOM the_men and_they _went. (KI2_5:24)

OET-RV: 24 When Gehazi reached the hill, he sent the men back and they returned to Na’aman. Then he took the sacks that they’d brought and hid them in the house. (KI2 5:24)

GEN 24:65

OET-LV: 65 And_she/it _said to the_servant who the_man this who_is_walking in _the_field to_meet_us and_he/it _said the_servant he my_master and_she/it _took the_veil and_she _covered _herself. (GEN_24:65)

OET-RV: 65 asking the slave, “Who’s that man out in the countryside who’s coming to meet us?”
¶ “He’s my master,” the slave replied, so she took the veil and covered herself. (GEN 24:65)

JER 28:3

OET-LV: 3 In_yet two _years days I will_bring _back to the_place the_this DOM all _of the _articles _of the _house _of YHWH which he _took Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel from the_place the_this and_he/it _brought_them Bāⱱel. (JER_28:3)

OET-RV: 3 ◙ (JER 28:3)

NUM 17:4

OET-LV: 4  and_ ʼElˊāzār _he/it _took the_priest/officer DOM the _censers _of (the)_bronze which they _had _brought _near those_who _were_burnt and_people_beat _them _out plating for_altar. (NUM_17:4)

OET-RV: 4 Put them all in the sacred tent in front of the sacred box where I meet with you, (NUM 17:4)

GEN 28:1

OET-LV: 28 And_ Yiʦḩāq _he/it _called (to) Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_he/it _blessed DOM_him/it and_he_commanded _him and_he/it _said to_him/it not you _must _take a _wife from_the _daughters _of Kənaˊan/(Canaan). (GEN_28:1)

OET-RV: 28 So Yitshak called for Yacob and blessed him, and instructed him, “Don’t take a wife from the Canaanite girls. (GEN 28:1)

LEV 24:5

OET-LV: 5 and_you _will _take fine _flour and_you _will _bake DOM_her/it two _plus ten cakes two _of tenths it _will _be the_cake (the)_one. (LEV_24:5)

OET-RV: 5 Each week you must take fine wheat flour and bake twelve loaves of bread, using two kilograms of flour for each loaf. (LEV 24:5)

JDG 18:24

OET-LV: 24 And_he/it _said DOM gods _of_my which I _made you(pl)_have _taken and_DOM the_priest/officer and_you(pl)_have _gone and_what to/for_me still and_why this are _you(pl)_saying to_me what is_to_you. (JDG_18:24)

OET-RV: 24 “You all took my gods that I made,” Micah replied, “And the priest. Then you disappeared and I had nothing left. So how can you all ask me what the matter is!” (JDG 18:24)

PSA 109:8

OET-LV: 8 May _they _be his/its_days few office _of_his may _he _take another. (PSA_109:8)

OET-RV: 8 May his days be few—
⇔ ≈ may someone else take his office. (PSA 109:8)

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)

JDG 6:25

OET-LV: 25 and_he/it _was in_night (the)_that and_he/it _said to_him/it YHWH take DOM the _young _bull _of the _ox[en] which belongs_to_father _of_your and_the _young _bull _of the_second seven years and_you _will _tear _down DOM the _altar _of (the)_Baˊal which belongs_to_father _of_your and_DOM the _ʼAshērāh_pole which on/upon/above_him/it you _will _cut _down. (JDG_6:25)

OET-RV: 25 That same night, Yahweh told him, “Take the young bull that belongs to your father, and the second bull seven years old. Break the altar of Baal into pieces that belongs to your father, and cut down the Asherah pole that’s beside it. (JDG 6:25)

DEU 15:17

OET-LV: 17 And_you _will _take DOM the_awl and_you(ms)_will _give in_ear _of_his and_in_door and_it _was to/for_yourself(m) a _slave _of perpetuity and_also to/for_your(ms)_female _slave you _will _do thus. (DEU_15:17)

OET-RV: 17 then get an awl and stand them against the doorpost and pierce one of their earlobes with the awl, then that person (male or female) will be your slave forever. (DEU 15:17)

NUM 8:18

OET-LV: 18 And_I _have _taken DOM the_Lēviyyiy in _place _of every _of firstborn among_the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (NUM_8:18)

OET-RV: 18 so I’ve now taken the Levites instead of the firstborn Israeli sons. (NUM 8:18)

JER 36:26

OET-LV: 26 And_he _commanded the_king DOM Yəraḩmə^ʼēl/(Jerahmeel) the _son _of the_king and_DOM Sərā^yāh the _son _of ˊAzrī^ʼēl and_DOM Shelem^yāh the _son _of Abdeel to_take/accept/receive DOM Bārūk the_scribe and_DOM Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) the_prophet and_he_hid _them YHWH. (JER_36:26)

OET-RV: 26 ◙ (JER 36:26)

ZEC 11:7

OET-LV: 7 And_I _shepherded DOM the _flock _of (the)_slaughter for_so/thus/hence the _afflicted_ones_of the _flock and_I _took to_me two _of staffs (to)_one I _called Favor and_(to)_one I _called Union and_I _shepherded DOM the_flock. (ZEC_11:7)

OET-RV: 7 So I became the shepherd of the flock that had been marked for slaughter—the ones who were suffering the most. I took two shepherd’s staffs—I named one ‘Favour’, and the other I named ‘Unity’, and then I shepherded the flock. (ZEC 11:7)

SA1 17:54

OET-LV: 54 And_ Dāvid _he/it _took DOM the _head _of the _Philistine and_he_brought _it Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_DOM weapons _of_his he _put in_his _own _of_tent. (SA1_17:54)

OET-RV: 54 David put Goliat’s equipment into his own tent, then he carried his head to Jerusalem. (SA1 17:54)

NUM 5:17

OET-LV: 17 And_he/it _will _take the_priest/officer water holy in_a _vessel _of earthenware and_from the_dust which it _will _be on_the _floor _of the _tabernacle he _will _take the_priest/officer and_he/it _gave into the_waters. (NUM_5:17)

OET-RV: 17 He must fill a pottery jar with sacred water, and then mix some dust from the floor of Yahweh’s residence into the water. (NUM 5:17)

EZE 19:5

OET-LV: 5 And_she/it _saw if/because _that she _waited it _was _lost hope _of_her and_she/it _took one of_cubs _of_her a _young _lion she_made _it. (EZE_19:5)

OET-RV: 5 The mother lion waited for his return,
⇔ but eventually she realised that he wasn’t coming back,
⇔ so she took another one of her cubs and made him into a young lion. (EZE 19:5)

DEU 7:25

OET-LV: 25 The _images _of their _gods _of_their you(pl)_will _burn with_fire not you _will _covet silver and_gold on_them and_you _will _take_it to/for_you(fs) lest you _should _be _ensnared in/on/over_him/it if/because is_(the)_abomination _of YHWH god _of_your it. (DEU_7:25)

OET-RV: 25 You must burn their idols in a fire—don’t be tempted to take any gold or silver decorations off them in case you get trapped by it, because your god Yahweh hates every part of those idols. (DEU 7:25)

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)

SA1 19:14

OET-LV: 14 and_ Shāʼūl _he _sent messengers to_take/accept/receive DOM Dāvid and_she/it _said is_sick he. (SA1_19:14)

OET-RV: 14 When Sha’ul sent messengers to arrest David, she told them, “He’s sick.” (SA1 19:14)

NUM 21:26

OET-LV: 26 If/because Ḩeshbōn was_the _city _of Şīḩōn the _king _of the_ʼAmorī it and_he he _had _waged _war against_the _king _of Mōʼāⱱ (the)_former and_he/it _took DOM all _of land _of_his from_hand _of_his to ʼArnōn. (NUM_21:26)

OET-RV: 26 (Heshbon was where the Amorite King Sihon lived, as he’d previously fought against the former king of Moav and captured all his land down as far as the Arnon river. (NUM 21:26)

KI1 4:15

OET-LV: 15 ʼAḩīmaˊaʦ in_Naftālī also he he _took DOM Bāsəmat the _daughter _of Shəlomoh to/for_(a)_woman. (KI1_4:15)

OET-RV: 15 Ahimaats (who had married Shelomoh’s daughter Basemat) in Naftali, (KI1 4:15)

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 1:17

OET-LV: 17 Still this_one was_speaking and_this he _came and_he _said the_ones_from _Kasdiy they _formed three companies and_they _made _a _raid on the_camels and_they_took _them and_DOM the_servants they _struck _down to_the_mouth _of the_sword and_I_have _escaped only I I_alone to_announce to/for_you(fs). (JOB_1:17)

OET-RV: 17 While he was still speaking, another one came and explained, “The Chaldeans formed into three bands and raided the camels and took them, and they attacked the slaves with their swords, and I’m the only one who escaped to come and tell you.” (JOB 1:17)

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