Strongs H4672

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מָצָא (mâtsâʼ) v (maw-tsaw')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV: be able, befall, being, catch, × certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), × have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), × occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

m.db.aa

מָצָא 452 occurrences vb. attain to, find

Qal
- 1 find
- 2 find out
- 3 = come upon, light upon
- 4 noteworthy phrases
Niph. pass. of Qal, be found
Hiph.
- 1 cause to find, attain
- 2 cause to light upon, come upon, come
- 3 cause to encounter
- 4 present unto

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 425:

EXO 22:3

OET-LV: 3  if actually _(be _found) it _will _be _found in_hand _of_his the _thing_stolen from_an _ox unto a _donkey unto a _sheep alive twofold he _will _make _restitution. (EXO_22:3)

OET-RV: 3 But if it’s daylight already, then that person is guilty of murder.)
¶ A thief who’s caught must make restitution, but if they’re unable to pay, then the thief must be sold to cover it. (EXO 22:3)

KI2 4:39

OET-LV: 39 And_he/it _went _out one_man to the_field to_ herbs _gather and_he _found a _vine _of the_field and_he _gathered from_him/it gourds _of the_field the _fullness _of his _garment _of_his and_he _came and_he _sliced_them into the _pot _of the _cooked _food if/because not people _knew. (KI2_4:39)

OET-RV: 39 One person went out to the countryside to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine, and he collected wild fruit from it—as many as he could hold in the fold of his robe. Then not realising that they were poisonous, he came and he sliced them into the pot of stew. (KI2 4:39)

DEU 21:1

OET-LV:  if/because it _will _be _found one_slain in_land which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_yourself(m) to_take_possession _of _it lying in _the_field not it _is _known who did_he _strike _him _down. (DEU_21:1)

OET-RV:  If a dead body is found in the land that your god Yahweh is about to give you, and it appears that that person had been killed out in the countryside by some unknown person, (DEU 21:1)

GEN 38:22

OET-LV: 22 And_he _returned to Yəhūdāh and_he/it _said not I_found _her and_also the _men _of the _place they _said not she _was in_this_place a _cult _prostitute. (GEN_38:22)

OET-RV: 22 So Hirah returned to Yehudah and told him, “I couldn’t find her. What’s more, the men of the place said that there hasn’t been a temple prostitute at that place.” (GEN 38:22)

SNG 5:7

OET-LV: 7 They_found _me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city they_struck _me they_wounded _me they _lifted DOM shawl _of_my from_on_me the _watchmen _of the _walls. (SNG_5:7)

OET-RV: 7 The guards going about in the city found me.
⇔ They beat me and wounded me.
⇔ The guards of the walls took my shawl off me. (SNG 5:7)

NUM 11:11

OET-LV: 11 And_ Mosheh _he/it _said to YHWH why have _you _done _harm to_servant _of_your and_for_what not have _I _found favour in_eyes _of_your to_put DOM the _burden _of all _of the_people the_this on_me. (NUM_11:11)

OET-RV: 11 So Mosheh asked Yahweh, “Why have you caused me, your servant, to be in trouble like this? Don’t you approve of me?. Why has the burden of all this people group landed on me? (NUM 11:11)

JOB 42:15

OET-LV: 15 And_not women it _was _found beautiful like_the _daughters _of ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) in_all the_earth/land and_he/it _gave to/for_them father _of_their an _inheritance in _the_middle brothers _of_their. (JOB_42:15)

OET-RV: 15 No one in the whole country was as beautiful as Iyyov’s daughters, and as well as their brothers, their father gave them each a piece of land as an inheritance. (JOB 42:15)

GEN 2:20

OET-LV: 20 And_he/it _called the_humankind names to/from_all/each/any/every the_cattle/livestock and_to/for_bird the_heavens and_to/for_all (the)_animal _of the_field and_to/for_humankind not he _found a _helper like_in _front _of_him/it. (GEN_2:20)

OET-RV: 20 The man gave names to all the various livestock and to the birds of the sky and to every living creature in the countryside, but none of them was a suitable companion to help him. (GEN 2:20)

GEN 18:29

OET-LV: 29 And_he _repeated again to_speak to_him/it and_he _said perhaps they_will _be _found there forty and_he/it _said not I _will _do_it in_account _of the_forty. (GEN_18:29)

OET-RV: 29 Abraham continued to make his request, “Suppose there’s forty there?”
¶ “I won’t do it for the sake of the forty,” he agreed. (GEN 18:29)

CH2 20:25

OET-LV: 25 And_ Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) _he _went and_people _of_his to_plunder DOM booty _of_their and_they _found in/among_them to_increase _in _number and_property and_corpses and_articles _of preciousness(es) and_they _plundered to/for_them to_there_was_not carrying and_they _were days three plundering DOM the_booty if/because was_much it. (CH2_20:25)

OET-RV: 25 Then Yehoshafat and his people went to plunder the spoils, and they found lots of goods among them, as well as clothing, and valuable items. They took that for themselves until there was nothing left to carry away—there was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it all. (CH2 20:25)

CH2 35:7

OET-LV: 7 and_ Yʼoshiy^yāh/(Josiah) _he _contributed for_the _sons _of the _people flock[s] lambs and_the _sons goats (the)_everything for_passovers to/from_all/each/any/every (the)_one_who _was_found to_the_number _of thirty thousand and_cattle three _of thousand(s) these were_from_the _property _of the _king. (CH2_35:7)

OET-RV: 7 King Yoshiyah provided thirty thousand lambs and young goats from his own flocks for the ‘pass-over’ sacrifices, and three thousand bulls from his own herds. (CH2 35:7)

CH2 34:30

OET-LV: 30 And_he/it _ascended the_king the _house _of YHWH and_all (the)_person _of Yəhūdāh and_the _inhabitants _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy and_all the_people from_the_great and_unto the_small and_he/it _called in_ears _of_their DOM all _of the _words/messages _of the _scroll _of the _covenant which_had _been_found the _house _of YHWH. (CH2_34:30)

OET-RV: 30 and they all walked up to the temple, with the inhabitants of Yerushalem and all of Yehudah, and the priests and the Levites, and all the people, irrespective of their standing in the community. Then the king read everything out to them that was on the Torah scroll that had been found in the temple. (CH2 34:30)

GEN 39:4

OET-LV: 4 And_ Yōşēf _he _found favour in_eyes _of_his and_he _served DOM_him/it and_he_appointed _him over household _of_his and_all that_there_belonged to_him/it he _gave in_his/its_hand. (GEN_39:4)

OET-RV: 4 so Yosef earned his favour as he served him. Then Potifar put him in charge of his entire household and everything that he owned. (GEN 39:4)

JOB 32:13

OET-LV: 13 Lest you(pl)_should _say we _have _found wisdom god let_him _drive _him _about not a _human. (JOB_32:13)

OET-RV: 13 So don’t tell yourselves that you displayed wisdom.
⇔ It’s God who must refute him—not any person. (JOB 32:13)

SA1 13:15

OET-LV: 15 and_ Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) _he/it _rose _up and_he/it _ascended from (the)_Gilgāl Giⱱˊāh of _Binyāmīn and_ Shāʼūl/(Saul) _he _mustered DOM the_people who_were_found with_him/it about_six hundred(s) man. (SA1_13:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then Shemuel left Gilgal and went to Gibeah in Benyamite territory. Meanwhile, Sha’ul counted up the warriors with him—around six hundred of them. (SA1 13:15)

ZEC 10:10

OET-LV: 10 And_I_will _bring _them _back from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_from_ʼAshshūr I_will _gather _them and_near/to the _land _of Gilˊād and_Ləⱱānōn I_will _bring _them and_not it _will _be _found to/for_them. (ZEC_10:10)

OET-RV: 10 because I’ll bring them back from the land of Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim)
⇔ ≈ and gather them from Assyria.
⇔ I’ll bring them to the land of Gilead and Lebanon
⇔ until the region is filled with them. (ZEC 10:10)

LAM 1:3

OET-LV: 3 Yəhūdāh/(Judah) it _has _gone _into _exile from_affliction and_from_an _abundance _of servitude it it _dwells among_nations not it _has _found a _resting _place all _of those _of_who_pursue _it they_have _overtaken _it between the _narrow_places. (LAM_1:3)

OET-RV: 3 Yehudah (Judah) is exiled and made to experience suffering and harsh slavery.
⇔ She sits among the nations but finds no rest.
⇔ All who pursue her, overtake her in the midst of distress. (LAM 1:3)

JDG 17:9

OET-LV: 9 And_he/it _said to_him/it Mīkāh from_where do _you _come and_he/it _said to_him/it am_a _Lēviyyiy I from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh and_I am_going to_sojourn in_where I _will _find. (JDG_17:9)

OET-RV: 9 “Where have you come from?” Micah asked him.
¶ “I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Yehudah,” he replied, “and I’m trying to find a good place to stay a while.” (JDG 17:9)

PRO 1:13

OET-LV: 13 All _of wealth prized we _will _find we _will _fill houses _of_our plunder. (PRO_1:13)

OET-RV: 13 We’ll find lots of valuable loot.
⇔ ≈ We’ll fill our houses with what we take. (PRO 1:13)

ECC 3:11

OET-LV: 11 DOM (the)_everything he _has _made beautiful in_time _of_its also DOM (the)_perpetuity he _has _put in_heart _of_their from_not _of which not he _will _find the_humankind DOM the_work which he _has _done the_ʼElohīm from_beginning and_unto end. (ECC_3:11)

OET-RV: 11 God makes everything happen at the appropriate time.
⇔ Also, he puts the awareness of eternity into the human mind,
⇔ yet humanity can’t grasp what God has done from the beginning to the end. (ECC 3:11)

PSA 107:4

OET-LV: 4 They _wandered _about in_wilderness in_a _desolate _place _of a _way a _city _of dwelling not they _found. (PSA_107:4)

OET-RV: 4 They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road
⇔ and found no city that they could settle in. (PSA 107:4)

NEH 5:8

OET-LV: 8 And_I_said to/for_them we we _have _bought DOM countrymen _of_our the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) who_had_sold _themselves to_nations according_to _the _sufficiency _of in_us and_also you(pl) you(pl)_sold DOM countrymen _of_your(pl) and_they _were _sold to/for_us and_they _were _silent and_not they _found a _message. (NEH_5:8)

OET-RV: 8 and I told them, “Our brothers, the Jews, were sold to other countries as slaves and we’ve done all we can to bring them back here. But now even you yourselves are buying and selling your own countrymen to make a profit.” They couldn’t argue against that, so they were just silent. (NEH 5:8)

SA1 29:6

OET-LV: 6 and_ ʼAkīsh _he/it _called (to) Dāvid and_he/it _said to_him/it by_the _life of_YHWH if/because are_upright you and_good in_eyes _of_my your _going_out and_coming_your with_me in_camp if/because not I _have _found in_you(ms) evil from_the _day _of came_you to_me until the_day the_this and_in_the _eyes _of the _rulers not are_good you. (SA1_29:6)

OET-RV: 6 So Achish called David and told him, “As Yahweh lives, you’ve definitely been honest, and everything I’ve seen of your activities has been good, because I haven’t seen you do anything wrong since the day you first arrived. However, these rulers don’t approve of you, (SA1 29:6)

PRO 2:5

OET-LV: 5 Then you _will _discern the _fear _of YHWH and_the _knowledge _of god you _will _find. (PRO_2:5)

OET-RV: 5 then you’ll understand how to respect and obey Yahweh
⇔ ≈ and you’ll learn more about God. (PRO 2:5)

PSA 76:6

OET-LV: 6  they _were _plundered people_mighty _of heart they _slumbered sleep _of_their and_not all _of they _found the_men _of strength hands _of_their. (PSA_76:6)

OET-RV: 6 At your rebuke, God of Yakov,
⇔ both rider and horse fell asleep. (PSA 76:6)

CH2 34:15

OET-LV: 15 And_ Ḩilqiy^yāh _he _answered and_he/it _said to Shāfān the_scribe the _scroll _of the _law I _have _found in_house _of YHWH and_ Ḩilqiy^yāh _he/it _gave DOM the_scroll to Shāfān. (CH2_34:15)

OET-RV: 15 Hilkiyah informed the scribe Shafan that he’d found a Torah scroll in the temple, and he gave him the scroll. (CH2 34:15)

ECC 7:24

OET-LV: 24 is_far _away whatever (that)_it_has _been and_deep deep who will_he _find _it _out. (ECC_7:24)

OET-RV: 24 It seemed far away
⇔ and deeper down than anyone can find. (ECC 7:24)

DAN 1:20

OET-LV: 20 And_all/each/any/every matter _of wisdom _of understanding which he _sought from_them the_king and_he/it _found_them ten hands above all _of the_magicians/soothsayers the_conjurers who in_all his/its_kingdom. (DAN_1:20)

OET-RV: 20 in every matter of wisdom and understanding which the king asked them about, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers from throughout his entire kingdom. (DAN 1:20)

EXO 34:9

OET-LV: 9 And_he/it _said if please I _have _found favour in_eyes _of_your my_master let _him _go please my_master in_midst _of_our if/because is_a _people stiff _of neck it and_you _will _forgive (to)_iniquity _of_our and_(to)_sin _of_our and_you_will _take _us _as _a _possession. (EXO_34:9)

OET-RV: 9 and said, “Please, if I have found favour in your sight, my master, please go with us, because these are stubborn people. And forgive our disobedience and our sin and take us as your inheritance.” (EXO 34:9)

DEU 22:3

OET-LV: 3 And_thus/so/as _follows you _will _do for_donkey _of_his and_thus/so/as _follows you _will _do for_clothing _of_his and_thus/so/as _follows you _will _do to/from_all/each/any/every (the)_thing _lost _of your(ms)_brother/kindred which it _will _be _lost from_him/it and_you_will _find _it not you _will _be _able to_hide _yourself. (DEU_22:3)

OET-RV: 3 Similarly if it’s a donkey or clothing or anything else that someone’s lost, don’t pretend that you never saw it. (DEU 22:3)

HOS 2:9

OET-LV: 9  and_she _will _pursue DOM lovers _of_her and_not she _will _overtake DOM_them and_she_will _seek _them and_not she _will _find_them and_she _will _say I _will _go and_I _will _return to husband _of_my (the)_former if/because it_was_good to_me then more_than _now. (HOS_2:9)

OET-RV: 9 Therefore I’ll take my grain back in its time,
⇔ ≈ and my new wine in its season.
⇔ I’ll take away my wool and my flax
⇔ → that were used to cover her nakedness. (HOS 2:9)

JDG 14:18

OET-LV: 18 And_they _said to_him/it the _men _of the_city in _the_day the_seventh before it _went (to)_the_sun what is_sweet more_than _honey and_what is_strong more_than _a _lion and_he/it _said to/for_them if _not you(pl)_had _plowed with_heifer _of_my not you(pl)_found _out riddle _of_my. (JDG_14:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then the men of the city said to Shimshon before the sun went down on the seventh day,
⇔ “What is sweeter than honey?
⇔ And what’s stronger than a lion?”
§ So he said to them,
⇔ “If you all hadn’t ploughed with my heifer,
⇔ you wouldn’t have been able to solve my riddle.” (JDG 14:18)

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)

KI2 22:13

OET-LV: 13 Go consult DOM YHWH for_me and_for the_people and_for all _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) on the _words/messages _of the _scroll which_has _been_found the_this if/because is_great the _rage _of YHWH which it it _has _been _kindled on_us on that not they _listened ancestors _of_our to the _words/messages _of the _scroll the_this for_doing according_to _every _of (the)_thing_written on_us. (KI2_22:13)

OET-RV: 13 “Go and inquire from Yahweh on my behalf and on behalf of the people and all Yehudah, concerning the words of this scroll that was found. Because it sounds like Yahweh must be very angry at us because our predecessors didn’t listen to what’s written on this scroll and didn’t do what was expected of us.” (KI2 22:13)

GEN 32:20

OET-LV: 20  and_he/it _commanded both DOM the_second as _well _as DOM the_third as _well _as DOM all _of those_who _were_going behind the_herds to_say according_the _manner the_this you(pl)_will _speak to ˊĒsāv when_find_you(pl) DOM_him/it. (GEN_32:20)

OET-RV: 20 and also say, ‘Look, your servant Yacob is behind us.’ ” Yacob was thinking, “I’ll cheer him up with the gifts that are going ahead of me, and after that, when I see him in person, perhaps he’ll accept me.” (GEN 32:20)

SA2 20:6

OET-LV: 6 and_ Dāvid _he/it _said to ʼAⱱīshay now he _will _be _bad to/for_us Sheⱱaˊ the _son _of Bicri more _than ʼAⱱīshālōm you take DOM the _servants _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_your and_pursue after_him lest he _has _found to_him/it cities fortified and_he _will _tear _out eye _of_our. (SA2_20:6)

OET-RV: 6 Meanwhile David told Abishai, “Bikri’s son Sheva will do more harm to us now than Abshalom. Take some of my warriors and chase him down, in case he finds some fortified city to hide in and gets away from us.” (SA2 20:6)

GEN 38:23

OET-LV: 23 And_ Yəhūdāh _he/it _said let _her _take_them to/for_her/it lest we _should _become (into)_contempt THERE I _sent the_kid the_this and_you(ms) not you_found _her. (GEN_38:23)

OET-RV: 23 “Oh well,” said Yehudah. “Let her keep those things for herself so that we don’t become a laughingstock. Anyway, I did my duty by sending the goat, but you couldn’t find her.” (GEN 38:23)

ISA 58:3

OET-LV: 3 To/for_what have _we _fasted and_not you _have _seen have _we _humbled self _of_our and_not you _know THERE in/on_day your _fasting _of_your(pl) you(pl)_find pleasure and_all labourers _of_your(pl) you(pl)_drive _hard. (ISA_58:3)

OET-RV: 3 Why did we fast, as you didn’t even look?
⇔ We humbled ourselves and you didn’t even notice?
⇔ Listen, when you fasted was it just for your own needs?
⇔ You all certainly drive your labourers hard! (ISA 58:3)

SA2 17:20

OET-LV: 20 And_ the _servants _of _they _came of _ʼAⱱīshālōm to the_woman to_the_house and_they _said where are_ʼAḩīmaˊaʦ and_Yōnātān and_she/it _said to/for_them the_woman they _have _passed _over the _brook _of the_waters and_they _sought_them and_not they _found_them and_they _returned Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (SA2_17:20)

OET-RV: 20 Some of Abshalom’s servants arrived at the house and asked the woman, “Where’s Ahimaats and Yonatan?”
¶ “They crossed over the creek,” she replied.
¶ So they continued searching for them, but gave up after a while and returned to Yerushalem. (SA2 17:20)

CH2 31:1

OET-LV:  and_just_as_ all _of _finished this all _of they _went _out Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who_were_found to_the _cities _of Yəhūdāh and_they _broke the _sacred_pillars and_they _cut _down the _ʼAshērāh_poles and_they _pulled _down DOM the _high_places and_DOM the_altars from_all Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_Binyāmīn and_in_ʼEfrayim and_Mənashsheh until (to)_finished and_ all _of _they _returned the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) each to_possession _of_his to_cities _of_their. (CH2_31:1)

OET-RV:  When that was all over, all those Israelis went out to Yehudah’s cities and shattered the pillars and cut down the Asherah poles, and they tore down the hilltop shrines and altars from the entire Yehudah-Benyamin region, and also up in the Efrayim-Menashsheh region. Once they’d finished that, they all returned to their own land and cities. (CH2 31:1)

EXO 33:12

OET-LV: 12 and_ Mosheh _he/it _said to YHWH see you are_saying to_me bring _up DOM the_people the_this and_you(ms) not you_have _made _me _know DOM whom you _will _send with_me and_you(ms) you _have _said I_know _you by_name and_also you _have _found favour in_eyes _of_my. (EXO_33:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then Mosheh said to Yahweh, “Listen, you’ve been saying to me, ‘Take these people onwards,’ but you haven’t let me know who you’ll send with me, although you have said, ‘I know you by name, and you’ve also found favour in my sight.’ (EXO 33:12)

EZR 8:25

OET-LV: 25 And_I_weighed _out to/for_them DOM the_silver and_DOM the_gold and_DOM the_vessels the _contribution _of the _house _of our _god _of_our which_they _had _offered the_king and_counsellors _of_his and_officials _of_his and_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who_were_found. (EZR_8:25)

OET-RV: 25 and as they watched, I weighed out the gold and silver, and the valuable utensils—the offering for the house of our god that the king, and his counsellors and officials, and all the exiled Israelis who could be contacted, had offered. (EZR 8:25)

NUM 11:22

OET-LV: 22 A_flock and_a _herd will _it _be _slaughtered to/for_them and_someone _will _find to/for_them or DOM all _of the _fish(es)_of the_sea will _it _be _gathered to/for_them and_someone _will _find to/for_them. (NUM_11:22)

OET-RV: 22 Even if we killed all the cattle and sheep, or caught all the fish in the sea, that wouldn’t be enough meat for all them.” (NUM 11:22)

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