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:

SA2 3:8

OET-LV: 8 And_it _glowed/burnt to_ʼAⱱnēr exceedingly on the _words/messages _of Ish- bshet and_he/it _said the_head _of a _dog am_I which belongs_to_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) the_day I _show loyalty with the _house _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) father _of_your to brothers _of_his and_near/to friend[s]_of_his _close and_not I_have _delivered _you in_the _hand _of Dāvid and_you _have _visited on_me the _guilt _of the_woman the_day. (SA2 3:8)

OET-RV: 8 Abner became very angry at this challenge from Iysh-Boshet and snapped back, “Do you think I’m Yehudah’s dog hiding out over here? Today I’ve been helping Sha’ul’s family: your father, his brothers, and his friends, and I won’t let you fall into David’s hands. Yet today you bring some charge against me to do with a woman? (SA2 3:8)

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)

SA1 10:2

OET-LV: 2 When_go_you the_day from_with_me and_you _will _find two _of men near the _grave _of Rāḩēl in_the _territory _of Binyāmīn at_Tselʦaḩ/(Zelzah) and_they _will _say to_you they _have _been _found the_she-asses which you _went to_seek and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE he _has _abandoned father _of_your DOM the _matter(s)_of the _she-asses and_he _is _anxious to/for_you(pl) to_say what will _I _do for_son _of_my. (SA1 10:2)

OET-RV: 2 After you leave me today and get back to Benyamite territory, then you’ll see two men near Rahel’s (Rachel’s) tomb in Tseltsah, and they’ll say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to look for have been found. But, wow, your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and now he’s worried about you and trying to figure out what he should do.’ (SA1 10:2)

NUM 32:23

OET-LV: 23 And_if not you(pl)_will _do thus THERE you(pl)_have _sinned to/for_YHWH and_know sin _of_your(pl) (cmp) it _will _find you(pl). (NUM 32:23)

OET-RV: 23 However, if you all don’t help the rest of us, you will be disobeying Yahweh, and your disobedience will catch up with you. (NUM 32:23)

ISA 37:4

OET-LV: 4 Perhaps he _will _hear YHWH god _of_your DOM the_words/messages _of the_Rab- shaqeh whom he_has _sent _him the _king _of ʼAshshūr master(s)_of_his to_taunt the_god living and_he _will _rebuke (in)_words/messages which he _has _heard YHWH god _of_your and_you _will _lift _up prayer for the_remnant which_is_found. (ISA 37:4)

OET-RV: 4 Perhaps your god Yahweh heard the messages from the negotiator who was sent by his master, the Assyrian king, to defy the living god. Perhaps Yahweh will rebuke him for the words that Yahweh heard. So send up a prayer for the remnant of us here.” (ISA 37:4)

JOS 2:23

OET-LV: 23 And_they _returned the _two _of the_men and_they _went _down from_the _hill_country and_they _passed _over and_they _came to Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) the _son _of Nūn and_they _recounted to_him/it DOM all _of the_things_which_had _found them. (JOS 2:23)

OET-RV: 23 So the two men went down to the river and crossed over and returned to Yehoshua (Nun’s son), and they told him everything that had happened. (JOS 2:23)

EST 1:5

OET-LV: 5 And_when_were _completed the_days the_these he _made the_king to/from_all/each/any/every the_people who_were_found in_Shūshan the_citadel (to)_from_great and_unto insignificant a _feast seven _of days in_the _courtyard _of the _garden _of the _palace _of the _king. (EST 1:5)

OET-RV: 5 At the end of that time, the emperor hosted another celebration, but this time for all the people in the royal fort in Shushan, from the nobles to the least prestigious. He held this celebration over an entire week in the enclosed garden of the royal palace. (EST 1:5)

LEV 5:23

OET-LV: 23  and_it _was if/because he _will _sin and_he _will _be _guilty and_he _will _restore DOM the_robbery which he _robbed or DOM the_extortion which he _extorted or DOM the_deposit which it _was _entrusted with_him/it or DOM the _thing_lost which he _found. (LEV 5:23)

OET-RV: 4 then they’ve become guilty as a result of that transgression. That person must return what was stolen or extorted, or return the deposit or the lost property, (LEV 6:4)

DEU 22:20

OET-LV: 20 and_if truth it _was the_message the_this not they _were _found virginiti(es) for_woman. (DEU 22:20)

OET-RV: 20 However, if the accusation was true and the young woman hadn’t been a virgin, (DEU 22:20)

MIC 1:13

OET-LV: 13 Harness the_chariot to_steed[s] Oh _inhabitant[s]_of Lākīsh was_the_beginning _of sin it for_the _daughter _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) if/because in_you the _transgressions _of they _were _found of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (MIC 1:13)

OET-RV: 13 Harness the chariot to the team of horses, inhabitants of Lakish.
⇔ She was the beginning of sin for the daughter of Tsiyyon (Zion),
⇔ because Yisrael’s transgressions were first found in you. (MIC 1:13)

SNG 8:1

OET-LV: 8 Who will_he _give _you like_a _brother to_me the _sucking _child of _the _breasts _of my _mother _of_my I_will _find _you on_outside I_will _kiss _you also not people _will _despise to_me. (SNG 8:1)

OET-RV: 8 Who will give you to me like a brother,
⇔ who nursed at my mother’s breasts?
⇔ If I found you outside, I would kiss you.
⇔ Yes, they wouldn’t despise me. (SNG 8:1)

CH1 10:3

OET-LV: 3 And_it _was _heavy the_battle on Shāʼūl/(Saul) and_they_found _him the_archers with_bow and_he _was _in _severe _pain from the_archers. (CH1 10:3)

OET-RV: 3 The battle against Shaul was very fierce, and then the archers spotted him and wounded him. (CH1 10:3)

SA1 14:30

OET-LV: 30 Indeed if/because if indeed _(eat) it _had _eaten the_day the_people any_of _the _plunder _of its _enemies _of_his which it _found if/because now not defeat it _has _been _great among_Fəlishtiy. (SA1 14:30)

OET-RV: 30 Actually, if the troops had eaten what they’d found from the plunder of their enemies today, how much better it would have been because we might have had an even more decisive victory over the Philistines.” (SA1 14:30)

NEH 13:1

OET-LV: 13 in _the_day (the)_that it _was _read _aloud in_the _scroll _of Mosheh in_the _ears _of the _people and_it _was _found written in/on/over_him/it (cmp) not an _ˊAmmōnī he _will _come and_a _Mōʼāⱱite in_the _assembly _of the_ʼElohīm until perpetuity. (NEH 13:1)

OET-RV: 13 That day, the Mosheh scroll was read out aloud to the people, and it was discovered that it had been written that no Ammonite or Moabite is ever allowed to join the congregation (NEH 13:1)

CH2 34:14

OET-LV: 14 And_when_they_brought _out DOM the_money which_ the _house _of _had _been_brought of_YHWH Ḩilqiy^yāh he _found the_priest/officer DOM the _scroll _of the _law _of YHWH by_the _hand _of Mosheh. (CH2 34:14)

OET-RV: 14 When they were bringing the money out of the temple, Hilkiyah the high priest found a scroll containing Yahweh’s instructions that had been given via Mosheh (Moses). (CH2 34:14)

NEH 9:32

OET-LV: 32 And_now our _god _of_Oh (the)_god (the)_great (the)_mighty and_(the)_awesome who_keeps the_covenant and _(the)_covenant_loyalty not let _it _be _small to_your_face DOM all _of the_hardship which it_has _come _upon _us to_kings _of_our to_leaders _of_our and_to_priests _of_our and_to_prophets _of_our and_to_ancestors _of_our and_to/for_all people _of_your since_the _days _of the _kings _of ʼAshshūr until the_day (the)_this. (NEH 9:32)

OET-RV: 32 “So now God, our amazing, powerful, and awesome God who keeps his agreements due to his loyal commitment, don’t just ignore all our current hardships affecting us, our kings and our leaders, our priests and our prophets, and our ancestors and all your people, from the period of the Assyrian kings until today. (NEH 9:32)

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)

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)

LAM 2:16

OET-LV: 16 they _have _opened on_you mouth _of_their all _of enemies _of_your they _have _hissed and_they _have _gnashed a _tooth they _have _said we _have _swallowed _up surely this the_day which_we_have _waited _for _it we _have _found we _have _seen. (LAM 2:16)

OET-RV: 16 All your enemies spoke out against you.
⇔ They hiss and grind their teeth.
⇔ They say, “We have devoured.
⇔ Surely this is the time we’d longed for.
⇔ We have found, we have seen.” (LAM 2:16)

GEN 18:26

OET-LV: 26 And_ YHWH _he/it _said if I _will _find in_Şədom fifty righteous_people in _the_middle the_city and_I _will _forgive to/from_all/each/any/every the_place because_of_them. (GEN 18:26)

OET-RV: 26 “If I find fifty godly people in Sodom,” Yahweh answered, “then I’ll spare the whole city for their sake.” (GEN 18:26)

JDG 5:30

OET-LV: 30 Not are _they _finding are _they _dividing _up plunder a _womb two _wombs for_the_head _of a _man plunder _of coloured _cloth(s) for_Şīşərāʼ plunder _of coloured _cloth(s) multicoloured _material coloured _cloth _of multicoloured _material(s) for_the_necks _of plunder. (JDG 5:30)

OET-RV: 30 ‘Won’t they be gathering and dividing the plunder?
⇔ A woman or two for each warrior to bear children.
⇔ Finding some colourful material for Sisera.
⇔ Taking some embroidered fabrics.
⇔ Dyed scarves as plunder.’ (JDG 5:30)

PRO 7:15

OET-LV: 15 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so I _have _come _out to_meet_you to_seek _eagerly face _of_your and_I_have _found _you. (PRO 7:15)

OET-RV: 15 That’s why I came out to meet you—
⇔ to look all around until I found you. (PRO 7:15)

GEN 47:14

OET-LV: 14 And_ Yōşēf _he _gathered _up DOM all _of the_money which_was_found in_the _land _of Miʦrayim and_in_the _land _of Kənaˊan/(Canaan) for_grain which they were_buying _grain and_ Yōşēf _he/it _brought DOM the_money the _house _of_to of _Parˊoh. (GEN 47:14)

OET-RV: 14 People all over came to buy grain, and over time Yosef had received in payment all the silver that could be found in Egypt and Canaan, and he in turn took it to Far’oh’s house. (GEN 47:14)

JER 50:20

OET-LV: 20 In _the_days the_those and_at_time (the)_that the _utterance _of YHWH it _will _be _sought DOM the _iniquity _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_not _existing_he and_DOM the _sins _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_not they _will _be _found if/because I _will _forgive (to)_those_whom I _will _leave _as _a _remnant. (JER 50:20)

OET-RV: 20 Yahweh says that at that time,
⇔ Yisrael’s disobedience won’t exist
⇔ ≈ and no wickedness will be found in Yehudah
⇔ because I’ll forgive those that I leave as a remnant. (JER 50:20)

SA1 31:3

OET-LV: 3 And_it _was _heavy the_battle against Shāʼūl and_they_found _him the_archers men with_bow and_he _was _in _severe _pain exceedingly from_the_archers. (SA1 31:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then the battle was fierce around Sha’ul, then the Philistine archers sighted him and he writhed in terrible pain from the arrows. (SA1 31:3)

CH1 29:8

OET-LV: 8 And_the_one_who _was_found with_him/it stones they _gave_them to_the _treasury _of the _house _of YHWH on the _hand _of Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Yəˊī^ʼēl/(Jehiel)) the_Gērəshōnite. (CH1 29:8)

OET-RV: 8 plus anyone who had precious stones donated them to the treasury for the temple. Yehiel (a Gershonite) was in charge of those. (CH1 29:8)

GEN 30:14

OET-LV: 14 And_ Rəʼūⱱēn _he/it _went in_the_days _of the_harvest _of wheat(s) and_he _found mandrakes in _the_field and_he/it _brought DOM_them to Lēʼāh his/its_mother and_ Rāḩēl _she/it _said to Lēʼāh give please to_me some_of _the _mandrakes _of your _son _of_your. (GEN 30:14)

OET-RV: 14 One day during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrake plants in the countryside and brought them home to Le’ah his mother. Then Rahel asked Le’ah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.” (GEN 30:14)

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)

NUM 11:15

OET-LV: 15 And_if thus you are_doing to/for_me kill_me please immediately _(kill) if I _have _found favour in_eyes _of_your and_not let _me _look on_distress _of_my. (NUM 11:15)

OET-RV: 15 If that’s what you’re doing to me, please kill me now if I’ve found favour in your eyes. Then I wouldn’t have to suffer like this.” (NUM 11:15)

SA2 17:13

OET-LV: 13 And_if into a _city he _will _be _gathered and_they _will _cause _to _bring all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to the_city (the)_that ropes and_we _will _drag DOM_him/it to the_wadi until that not it _has _been _found there also a _pebble. (SA2 17:13)

OET-RV: 13 If he escaped into some city, we’d all bring ropes to that city and drag the stones into the valley until even a pebble couldn’t be found there.” (SA2 17:13)

PSA 89:21

OET-LV: 21  I _have _found Dāvid servant _of_my with_the _oil _of my _holiness _of_my I_have _anointed _him. (PSA 89:21)

OET-RV: 20 I have chosen David my servant—
⇔ ≈ I’ve anointed him with my sacred oil. (PSA 89:20)

PRO 6:33

OET-LV: 33 A _wound and_shame he _will _find and_reproach _of_his not it _will _be _wiped _away. (PRO 6:33)

OET-RV: 33 They’ll discover pain and dishonour,
⇔ and their shame will never be wiped away, (PRO 6:33)

GEN 19:11

OET-LV: 11 And_DOM the_men who were_the _entrance _of the _house they _struck with _(the)_blindness(es) from_small and_unto great and_they _became _weary to_find the_entrance. (GEN 19:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then they struck the men who were at the entrance of the house with blindness—all of them from the lowly to the prominent men—so that they gave up trying to find the door. (GEN 19:11)

PRO 28:23

OET-LV: 23 one _who_reproves a _person after favour he _will _find more_than_one _who_makes _smooth the_tongue. (PRO 28:23)

OET-RV: 23 If you correct another person, you’ll be appreciated in the end
⇔ more than someone who just says what they wanted to hear. (PRO 28:23)

JOB 17:10

OET-LV: 10 And_but of _them _of_all you(pl)_will _return and_come please and_not I _will _find among_you(pl) a _wise_person. (JOB 17:10)

OET-RV: 10 But all of them and you all may return now and come,
⇔ and I wouldn’t find a wise person among you all. (JOB 17:10)

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)

EXO 15:22

OET-LV: 22 and_ Mosheh _he _led _out DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_the_sea _of reed[s] and_they _went _out into the _wilderness _of Shūr and_they _went three _of days in_wilderness and_not they _found water. (EXO 15:22)

OET-RV: 22 Then Mosheh lead the Israelis away from the Red Sea and they moved into the wilderness at Shur. They went through the wilderness for three days and finally found some water, (EXO 15:22)

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: 7 She’ll try to pursue her lovers, but she won’t be able to catch up to them.
⇔ ≈ She’ll search for them, but she won’t be able to find them.
⇔ Then she’ll say, “I’ll go and return to my first husband,
⇔ → because it was better for me then than it is now.” (HOS 2:7)

JER 29:13

OET-LV: 13 And_you(pl)_will _seek DOM_me and_you(pl)_will _find_me if/because you(pl)_will _seek _me in_all heart _of_your(pl). (JER 29:13)

OET-RV: 13 You’ll search for me, and you’ll find me, because you’ll all want to follow me with complete sincerity. (JER 29:13)

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 21:17

OET-LV: 17 And_they _came _up on_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_they_broke _into _it and_they _took _captive DOM all _of the_property which_was_found to_the _house _of the_king and_also sons _of_his and_wives _of_his and_not he _remained to_him/it a _son if/because (if) Yəhōʼāḩāz/(Jehoahaz) the _young_one_of his _sons _of_his. (CH2 21:17)

OET-RV: 17 and they attacked Yehudah. They did a lot of damage and took away everything valuable from the king’s palace. They also took his wives and sons, other than Yehoahaz, his youngest son. (CH2 21:17)

GEN 41:38

OET-LV: 38 And_ Parˊoh _he/it _said to servants _of_his has_he _been _found like_this _one a _man whom the _spirit _of god in/on/over_him/it. (GEN 41:38)

OET-RV: 38 so he asked them, “Do we have any other man like this who has God’s spirit in him?” (GEN 41:38)

SNG 3:4

OET-LV: 4 Like_a _little that_I _had _passed _away from_them until that_I _found DOM the_one_whom _it _loves self _of_my I_grasped _him and_not I_let _him _go until that_I_had _brought _him to the _house _of my _mother _of_my and_near/to the _room _of the _one _who_conceived _me. (SNG 3:4)

OET-RV: 4 I’d hardly passed by the guards
⇔ when I found him whom my soul loves.
⇔ I held him and I wouldn’t let him go
⇔ until I’d brought him to my mother’s house
⇔ ≈ and to the room of the woman who conceived me. (SNG 3:4)

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