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H977

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

Type: root" cite="full
בָּחַר vb. chooseQalwith בְּ,divine choiceman’s choicewith אֲשֶׁר:divine choiceman’s choicewith acc. & לְ, choose some one or something forwith acc. and מִן, choose, select fromacc.divine choiceman’s choicewith עַל, for this hast thou chosen rather than afflictionwith לְ of acc. chosentest, tryNiph. to be chosenPu. chosen, selected {103}

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DEU 7:7

OET-LV: 7not because_you_were_numerous from_all the_peoples he_loved YHWH (in)_you(pl) and_he_chose (in)_you(pl) if/because you(pl) were_the_few from_all the_peoples.   (DEU_7:7)

OET-RV: 7Yahweh loved you and chose you all, not because you were the most populous nation (in fact, you were the smallest of all the nations), (DEU 7:7)

CH2 25:5

OET-LV: 5and_ ʼAmaʦyāh _he_assembled DOM Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_he_appointed_them to_the_house_of ancestors to_the_commanders_of the_thousands and_to_the_commanders_of the_hundreds to/from_all/each/any/every Yəhūdāh and_Binyāmīn and_he_enrolled_them (to)_from_a_son_of twenty year[s] and_upward_upwards and_he_found_them three hundred(s) thousand chosen_man who_goes_forth warfare who_holds a_spear and_a_body_shield.   (CH2_25:5)

OET-RV: 5Then Amatsyah summoned Yehudah’s men and appointed some by their clans to be leaders of hundreds and of thousands, for all of Yehudah and Benyamin. They counted three-hundred thousand men who were twenty and over, and suitable for fighting with a spear and shield. (CH2 25:5)

DEU 17:15

OET-LV: 15Indeed_(appoint) you_will_appoint over_yourself a_king whom he_will_choose YHWH god_of_your in/on/over_him/it from_the_midst_of your(pl)_countrymen_of_your you_will_appoint over_yourself a_king not you_will_be_able to_set over_yourself a_man foreign who not your(ms)_brother/kindred he.   (DEU_17:15)

OET-RV: 15you can appoint the king over you that Yahweh chooses. Your king must be an Israelinever allow a foreigner to become your king. (DEU 17:15)

CH2 6:38

OET-LV: 38And_they_will_return to_you in_all heart_of_their and_on/over_all being_of_their in_land their_captivity_of_their where they_took_captive DOM_them and_they_will_pray the_direction_of their_land_of_their which you_gave to_ancestors_of_their and_the_city which you_have_chosen and_to_house which I_have_built for_name_of_your.   (CH2_6:38)

OET-RV: 38and they turn to you with total sincerity in that other country and pray towards the land that you gave their ancestors, and the city that you chose, and toward the temple that I’ve built to honour your name, (CH2 6:38)

ISA 41:24

OET-LV: 24HERE you(pl) are_from_nothing and_work_of_your(pl) is_from_something_worthless is_an_abomination one_who_he_chooses (in)_you(pl).   (ISA_41:24)

OET-RV: 24Look, you’re all nothing and your actions are worthless.
 ⇔ Anyone who chooses you all to worship is disgusting. (ISA 41:24)

DEU 16:6

OET-LV: 6If/because (if) to the_place which he_will_choose YHWH god_of_your to_cause_to_dwell his/its_name there you_will_sacrifice DOM the_passover in_evening just_as_goes the_sun the_time of_your_coming_out from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt).   (DEU_16:6)

OET-RV: 6only at the place that your god Yahweh will choose to attach his name to. That’s where you must sacrifice the ‘pass-over’ animal at sunset, which was the time when your ancestors started leaving Egypt. (DEU 16:6)

DEU 14:2

OET-LV: 2If/because are_a_people holy you to/for_YHWH god_of_your and_(in)_you YHWH he_has_chosen to_be to_him/it (into)_a_people_of possession from_all the_peoples which are_on the_surface_of the_soil.   (DEU_14:2)

OET-RV: 2because you’re a nation that’s set apart for your god Yahweh, and he’s chosen you out of all the other peoples in the world to be his own people. (DEU 14:2)

DEU 18:6

OET-LV: 6and_because/when he_will_come (the)_Lēviyyiy from_one_of your(pl)_gates_of_your from_all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) where he was_sojourning there and_he_will_come in_all the_desire_of his_self_of_his to the_place which he_will_choose YHWH.   (DEU_18:6)

OET-RV: 6If a Levite chooses to move his family from their town in any part of Yisrael and sincerely wants to go to the place that Yahweh will choose, (DEU 18:6)

PRO 1:29

OET-LV: 29Because if/because they_hated knowledge and_the_fear_of YHWH not they_chose.   (PRO_1:29)

OET-RV: 29because they hated wisdom
 ⇔ ≈ and didn’t choose to respect and obey Yahweh. (PRO 1:29)

EXO 18:25

OET-LV: 25And_ Mosheh _he_chose men_of ability from_all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it_gave DOM_them chiefs over the_people leaders_of thousands leaders_of hundreds leaders_of fifties and_leaders_of tens.   (EXO_18:25)

OET-RV: 25He chose capable men from among all the Israelis, and he appointed them as heads over the people: leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens of households. (EXO 18:25)

NUM 16:7

OET-LV: 7And_put in_them fire and_set on_them incense to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH tomorrow and_it_was the_man whom he_will_choose YHWH he will_be_the_holy_person enough to/for_you(pl) Oh_descendants_of Lēvī.   (NUM_16:7)

OET-RV: 7and put burning coals and incense in them, and bring them to Yahweh’s presence tomorrow. Then the man that Yahweh chooses will be the sacred one. It’s you Levites who think you’re great.” (NUM 16:7)

CH2 13:17

OET-LV: 17And_they_defeated in/among_them ʼAⱱiyyāh and_people_of_his a_defeat great and_they_fell slain of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) five hundred(s) thousand man chosen.   (CH2_13:17)

OET-RV: 17Aviyah and his men thrashed them badly, and some five-hundred thousand of their chosen warriors were killed. (CH2 13:17)

SA1 20:30

OET-LV: 30and_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: 30Sha’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)

JDG 20:15

OET-LV: 15And_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 from_the_inhabitants_of (the)_Giⱱˊāh who_they_were_mustered seven hundred(s) man chosen.   (JDG_20:15)

OET-RV: 15The 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)

ISA 1:29

OET-LV: 29If/because they_will_be_ashamed from_the_oaks which you(pl)_have_desired and_you(pl)_will_be_abashed from_the_gardens which you(pl)_have_chosen.   (ISA_1:29)

OET-RV: 29because they’ll be ashamed of the shrines that you liked at the sacred oak trees,
 ⇔ and you’ll all be disgraced by the gardens that you chose to worship idols in. (ISA 1:29)

ISA 58:5

OET-LV: 5Like_this is_it the_fast which_I_choose_it a_day_of to_humble anyone self_of_his to_bow_down like_a_bulrush his/its_head and_sackcloth and_ash[es] he_spreads_as_a_bed (to)_this do_you_call a_fast and_a_day_of acceptance to/for_YHWH.   (ISA_58:5)

OET-RV: 5Is that the kind of fasting that I would choose?
 ⇔ A day when a person humbles themself and bows their head down like a bulrush does.
 ⇔ They wear sackcloth and form a bed of ashes to sit on.
 ⇔ Is that really a fast that’s acceptable to Yahweh? (ISA 58:5)

KI2 21:7

OET-LV: 7And_he/it_assigned DOM the_image_of (the)_ʼAshērāh which he_had_made in_house which he_had_said YHWH to Dāvid and_near/to Shəlomoh/(Solomon) son_of_his in_house the_this and_in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) which I_have_chosen from_all the_tribes_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) I_will_put DOM name_of_my forever_perpetuity.   (KI2_21:7)

OET-RV: 7He placed the Asherah idol that he’d made in the temple about which Yahweh had said to David and to his son Shelomoh (Solomon), “I will establish my reputation forever in this house and in Yerushalem in Yehudah, which I’ve chosen out of all the tribes of Yisrael. (KI2 21:7)

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