Strongs H977

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בָּחַר (bâchar) v (baw-khar')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
KJV: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

b.bg.aa

בָּחַר vb. choose

Qal
- 1 with
  בְּ ,
  - a divine choice
  - b man’s choice
- 2 with
  אֲשֶׁר :
  - a divine choice
  - b man’s choice
- 3 with acc. &
  לְ , choose some one or something for
- 4 with acc. and
  מִן , choose, select from
- 5 acc.
  - a divine choice
  - b man’s choice
- 6 with
  עַל , for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction
- 7 with
  לְ of acc. chosen
- 8 test, try
Niph. to be chosen
Pu. chosen, selected

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 162:

JOS 24:15

OET-LV: 15 And_if is_displeasing in_eyes _of_your(pl) to_serve DOM YHWH choose to/for_you(pl) the_day DOM whom will_you _serve whether DOM the_gods which they _served ancestors _of_your(pl) who were_from_the _other _side _of the_river and_if DOM the _gods _of the_ʼAmorī whom you(pl) are_dwelling in_land _of_their and_I and_household _of_my we _will _serve DOM YHWH. (JOS 24:15)

OET-RV: 15 But if you all dislike serving Yahweh, then choose for yourselves today who you will serve: perhaps the gods your fathers once served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorite people in whose land you are now living. But as for me and my household, we will serve Yahweh.” (JOS 24:15)

SA2 19:39

OET-LV: 39  and_he/it _said the_king with_me he _will _pass _over Kimham and_I I _will _do for_him/it DOM the_good in_eyes _of_your and_all/each/any/every that you _will _choose on_me I _will _do for_you. (SA2 19:39)

OET-RV: 38 “Kimham can cross over with me,” the king said, “and I myself will do for him whatever you consider to be appropriate—everything that you choose concerning me, I’ll do for you.” (SA2 19:38)

ISA 44:1

OET-LV: 44 and_now listen Oh_Yaˊₐqoⱱ servant _of_my and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) whom_I _have _chosen in_him/it. (ISA 44:1)

OET-RV: 44 Now listen Yakov (Jacob) my servant,
⇔ and Yisrael (Israel) who I’ve chosen. (ISA 44:1)

SA1 20:30

OET-LV: 30 and_it _glowed/burnt the _anger of _Shāʼūl on_Yōnātān and_he/it _said to_him/it Oh _son _of (the)_perverse_woman_of (the)_rebelliousness am_not do _I _know if/because _that are_choosing you (to)_the_son _of Yishay to_your _own _of_shame and_to_the _shame _of the _nakedness _of your _mother _of_your. (SA1 20:30)

OET-RV: 30 Sha’ul was furious at Yonatan and yelled at him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do you think that I don’t know that you’re taking the side of Yishay’s son? It’s to your detriment and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness, (SA1 20:30)

DEU 31:11

OET-LV: 11 When_comes all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_present _itself with the _presence _of YHWH god _of_your in_place which he _will _choose you _will _read _aloud DOM the_law (the)_this before all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_ears _of_their. (DEU 31:11)

OET-RV: 11 when all Yisrael must go and stand in front of your god Yahweh in the place that he will choose, you must read these instructions aloud to all Yisrael. (DEU 31:11)

SA2 10:9

OET-LV: 9 And_ Yōʼāⱱ _he/it _saw if/because _that it _was to_him/it the _face _of the _battle from_before and_from_behind and_he _chose from_all the _chosen_men_of in/on/at/with and_he _deployed to_meet ʼArām. (SA2 10:9)

OET-RV: 9 When Yoav saw that he was disadvantaged with enemy lines both in front and behind, he selected certain Israeli warriors and placed them to battle the Aramean mercenaries, (SA2 10:9)

JOB 34:33

OET-LV: 33 From_with_you will_he _repay _it if/because you _have _rejected if/because you you _will _choose and_not I and_what do _you _know speak. (JOB 34:33)

OET-RV: 33 Must he repay it from with you? ???
⇔ Since you despise, then you will choose, not me. ???
⇔ So speak out what you do know. (JOB 34:33)

SA1 17:40

OET-LV: 40 And_he/it _took staff _of_his in_his/its_hand and_he _chose to_him/it five smooth_ones_of stones from the_wadi and_he/it _assigned DOM_them in_the _bag _of (the)_shepherds which to_him/it and_in_pouch and_sling _of_his was_in_hand _of_his and_he _drew _near to the_Philistine. (SA1 17:40)

OET-RV: 40 Then he picked up his staff, and selected five smooth stones from the riverbed. He placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, and picked up his sling and headed towards the Philistine champion. (SA1 17:40)

GEN 6:2

OET-LV: 2 And_they _saw the _sons _of the_ʼElohīm DOM the _daughters _of the_humankind if/because _that were_good they and_they _took to/for_them wives from_all whom they _chose. (GEN 6:2)

OET-RV: 2 God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives. (GEN 6:2)

JDG 20:15

OET-LV: 15 And_they _were _mustered the _descendants _of Binyāmīn in _the_day (the)_that from_the_cities twenty and_six thousand man who_drew a _sword apart_aside from_the _inhabitants _of (the)_Giⱱˊāh who_they _were _mustered seven hundred(s) man chosen. (JDG 20:15)

OET-RV: 15 The Benyamites mobilised together twenty-six thousand men from their cities on that day, all carrying swords. In addition, seven hundred chosen men had been mobilised from the Gibeah region. (JDG 20:15)

DEU 12:14

OET-LV: 14 If/because (if) in_place which he _will _choose YHWH in_one _of your(pl)_tribes _of_your there you _will _offer _up offerings _of_your _burnt and_there you _will _do all that I am_commanding _of_you. (DEU 12:14)

OET-RV: 14 only at the place that Yahweh will choose from one of your tribes. That’s where you’ll offer your sacrifices, and do everything else that I tell you. (DEU 12:14)

PRO 21:3

OET-LV: 3 To _do righteousness and_justice is_chosen to/for_YHWH more_than _sacrifice. (PRO 21:3)

OET-RV: 3 To do what’s right and fair
⇔ → is more desirable to Yahweh than sacrificing. (PRO 21:3)

JOB 7:15

OET-LV: 15 And_it _chose strangling self _of_my death more_than _of_my _bones. (JOB 7:15)

OET-RV: 15 My inner self chooses strangling—
⇔ ≈ death over life in this body. (JOB 7:15)

ZEC 1:17

OET-LV: 17 Again proclaim to_say thus YHWH he _says soldiers/messengers again cities _of_my they _will _overflow from_good and_ YHWH _he _will _comfort again DOM Tsiyyōn and_he _will _choose again (in)_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (ZEC 1:17)

OET-RV: 17 “Again, call out and say, ‘Commander-in-chief Yahweh says this: My cities will once again overflow with goodness, and I will again comfort Tsiyyon and choose Yerushalem.’ ” (ZEC 1:17)

ISA 7:15

OET-LV: 15 Curd[s] and_honey he _will _eat to_knowing_his to _reject (in)_evil and_to _choose (in)_good. (ISA 7:15)

OET-RV: 15 ⇔He’ll know how to refuse evil and do good by the time that he can eat yoghurt and honey. (ISA 7:15)

NEH 9:7

OET-LV: 7 You he are_YHWH the_ʼElohīm who you _chose (in)_ʼAⱱrām and_you_brought _him _out from_ʼŪr of_the_ones_from _Kasdiy and_you _made name _of_his ʼAⱱrāhām. (NEH 9:7)

OET-RV: 7 “You are Yahweh, the god who chose Abram. Then you brought him out from Ur in the Chaldean region, then you renamed him to Abraham (meaning ‘father of many’). (NEH 9:7)

CH1 15:2

OET-LV: 2 Then Dāvid he _said not to_carry DOM the _box _of the_ʼElohīm if/because (if) the_Lēviyyiy if/because (in)_them YHWH he _had _chosen to_carry DOM the _box _of YHWH and_to_serve_him until perpetuity. (CH1 15:2)

OET-RV: 2 Then David ordered, “Only the Levites are allowed to carry God’s box, because Yahweh chose them to carry the box and to minister for him forever.” (CH1 15:2)

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