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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}

Displaying only every 10th verse out of 162:

DEU 12:5

OET-LV: 5If/because (if) to the_place where he_will_choose YHWH god_of_your(pl) from_all tribes_of_your(pl) to_put DOM his/its_name there to_his_dwelling you(pl)_will_resort and_you_will_go to_there.   (DEU_12:5)

OET-RV: 5because you all must go to the single place that Yahweh’s going to choose out of all your tribes, that he’ll attach his name to, so if you want find his residence, you’ll have to go there. (DEU 12:5)

ISA 48:10

OET-LV: 10Here I_have_refined_you and_not (in)_silver I_have_chosen_you in_a_furnace_of affliction.   (ISA_48:10)

OET-RV: 10
 ⇔  (ISA 48:10)

JOS 9:27

OET-LV: 27And_he_made_them Yəhōshūˊa in_the_day (the)_that cutters_of wood(s) and_drawers_of water for_congregation and_for_the_altar_of YHWH until the_day the_this to the_place which he_will_choose.   (JOS_9:27)

OET-RV: 27Instead he made them move to where he wanted, to become woodcutters and water-carriers for the people and for Yahweh’s altar until this day. (JOS 9:27)

DEU 18:6

OET-LV: 6and_because/when he_will_come (the)_Lēviyyiy from_one_of your(pl)_gates_of_of from_all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) where he was_sojourning there and_he_will_come in_all the_desire_of his_self_of_of 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)

NEH 9:7

OET-LV: 7You 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)

KI1 11:36

OET-LV: 36And_to_his_of_son I_will_give a_tribe one so_as to_belong a_lamp to_Dāvid servant_of_my all_of the_days to/for_my_face/front in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) the_city which I_have_chosen to_me to_put name_of_my there.   (KI1_11:36)

OET-RV: 36I’ll give Shelomoh’s son one tribe to rule so that one of David’s descendants will always rule in my chosen city Yerushalem because it’s associated with my name. (KI1 11:36)

ISA 49:7

OET-LV: 7thus he_says YHWH of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) the_redeemer_of its_holy_of_one to_despise life to_ (of)_a_nation _one_who_abhors_of to_a_servant_of kings rulers they_will_see and_ princes _they_will_stand_up and_they_will_bow_down on_account_of YHWH who is_reliable the_holy_one_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_he_has_chosen_you.   (ISA_49:7)

OET-RV:  ⇔  7
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔  (ISA 49:7)

PRO 16:16

OET-LV: 16To_acquire wisdom how is_good more_than_gold and_to_acquire understanding is_chosen more_than_silver.   (PRO_16:16)

OET-RV: 16It’s better to acquire wisdom than gold,
 ⇔ and to choose understanding rather than silver. (PRO 16:16)

PSA 135:4

OET-LV: 4If/because Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) he_has_chosen to_him/it Yah Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to_his_of_possession.   (PSA_135:4)

OET-RV: 4because Yahweh has chosen Yakov for himself—
 ⇔ Yisra’el as his very own. (PSA 135:4)

SA1 13:2

OET-LV: 2And_he_chose to_him/it Shāʼūl three_of thousand(s) from_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_they_were with Shāʼūl two_thousand at_Mikmāş and_in_the_hill_country_of Bēyt- ʼēl and_one_thousand they_were with Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) at_Giⱱˊāh of_Binyāmīn and_the_rest_of the_people he_sent_away each_man to_his_of_tents.   (SA1_13:2)

OET-RV: 2he chose three thousand Israeli warriors for himself: two thousand were stationed with him in Mikmas, and one thousand were with his son Yonatan in Benyamite Gibeah. All the others, he sent back to their homes. (SA1 13:2)

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)

ISA 65:12

OET-LV: 12And_I_will_appoint you(pl) to_sword and_all_of_of_you(pl) to_slaughter you(pl)_will_bow_down because I_called and_not you(pl)_answered I_spoke and_not you(pl)_listened and_you(pl)_did the_evil in_my_of_eyes and_(in)_that_which not I_desired you(pl)_chose.   (ISA_65:12)

OET-RV: 12
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔  (ISA 65:12)

SA2 10:9

OET-LV: 9And_ 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: 9When 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)

SA1 10:24

OET-LV: 24And_ Shəʼēl/(Samuel) _he/it_said to all_of the_people do_you(pl)_see the_one_whom he_has_chosen in/on/over_him/it YHWH if/because there_is_not like_him in_all the_people and_ all_of _they_shouted the_people and_they_said may_he_live the_king.   (SA1_10:24)

OET-RV: 24Then Shemuel announced to everyone, “Can you see the one that Yahweh has chosen? Certainly there’s no one else like him among all the people.”
¶ All the people saw that and responded, “Long live the king.” (SA1 10:24)

JOB 34:4

OET-LV: 4Justice let_us_choose to/for_ourselves let_us_recognize between_ourselves what is_good.   (JOB_34:4)

OET-RV: 4Let’s choose justice for ourselves.
 ⇔ ≈ Let’s discern among ourselves what is good. (JOB 34:4)

CH2 13:17

OET-LV: 17And_they_defeated in/among_them ʼAⱱiyyāh and_his_of_people 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)

JER 49:19

OET-LV: 19There like_a_lion which_it_goes_up from_the_thicket[s]_of the_Yardēn/(Jordan) to pastureland_of an_ever-flowing_stream if/because I_will_act_in_a_moment I_will_cause_it_to_run from_on_it and_whoever is_chosen to_her/it I_will_appoint if/because who is_like_me and_who will_he_summon_me and_who this is_a_shepherd who he_will_stand before_me.   (JER_49:19)

OET-RV: 19 (JER 49:19)

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