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Hebrew wordlink #334441

OSHB Eze 3:18 אֲבַקֵּשׁ (ʼₐⱱaqqēsh) Strongs=1245 Lemma=‘בָּקַשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘I_will_require’ word gloss=‘require’
Morphology=Vpi1cs PoS=piel_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=first Gender=common Number=singular

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Other uses (8) of identical word form אֲבַקֵּשׁ (Morphology=Vpi1cs PoS=piel_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=first Gender=common Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘אֲבַקֵּשׁ’ (Morphology=Vpi1cs PoS=piel_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=first Gender=common Number=singular) has 4 different glosses: ‘I_will_require’, ‘I_will_seek’, ‘will_I_require’, ‘will_I_seek’.

2 SAM 4:11 contextual word gloss=‘will_I_require’ word gloss=‘require’ OSHB 2 SAM 4:11 word 14

OET-LV: 11 Indeed if/because men wicked they _have _killed DOM a _man righteous in_his _own _of_house on bed _of_his _own and_now am_not will _I _require DOM blood _of_his from_your _of_hand and_I _will _remove you(pl) from the_earth/land. (SA2_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 Now how much more when wicked men have killed an innocent man on his bed in his own house. Shouldn’t I avenge you two for his murder and remove you from the earth?” (SA2 4:11)

PSA 27:4 contextual word gloss=‘I_will_seek’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB PSA 27:4 word 6

OET-LV: 4 one_thing I _have _asked from_with YHWH it I _will _seek I_to _dwell in_house _of YHWH all _of the _days _of my _life _of_of to_look on_the _kindness _of YHWH and_to_contemplate in_his _of_temple. (PSA_27:4)

OET-RV: 4 There’s one thing that I’ve Yahweh and that I’ll aim for:
⇔ that I’ll be able to stay in the house of Yahweh as long as I live.
⇔ to see Yahweh’s beauty and to meditate in his temple. (PSA 27:4)

PSA 27:8 contextual word gloss=‘I_will_seek’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB PSA 27:8 word 9

OET-LV: 8 To/for_yourself(m) heart _of_my it _has _said seek face _of_my DOM face _of_your Oh_YHWH I _will _seek. (PSA_27:8)

OET-RV: 8 My gut feelings tell me that I should follow you,
⇔ so I’ll strive to relate to you, Yahweh. (PSA 27:8)

EZE 3:20 contextual word gloss=‘I_will_require’ word gloss=‘require’ OSHB EZE 3:20 word 23

OET-LV: 20 and_when_turns _away a _righteous_person from_his _of_righteousness and_he _will _do injustice and_I _will _put a _stumbling _block before_him he he _will _die if/because not you_warned _him for_his _of_sin he _will _die and_not they _will _be _remembered righteousness(es)_of_his which he _did and_his _of_blood from_your _of_hand I _will _require. (EZE_3:20)

OET-RV: 20 If a godly person turns from their righteousness and behaves unjustly, and I put a stumbling block in front of that person, they’ll die. Because you didn’t warn them, they’ll die in their sin, and I won’t consider the righteous things they did, but I’ll hold you responsible for their death. (EZE 3:20)

EZE 33:8 contextual word gloss=‘I_will_require’ word gloss=‘require’ OSHB EZE 33:8 word 17

OET-LV: 8 When_I_say to_person Oh _wicked_person surely _(die) you _will _die and_not you _have _spoken to_warn the_wicked_person from_his _of_way that wicked_person in_his _of_iniquity he _will _die and_his _of_blood from_your _of_hand I _will _require. (EZE_33:8)

OET-RV: 8 If I say to a wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you’re certainly about to die,’ and if you don’t announce it so as to warn that wicked person about their behaviour, then that wicked person will die in their sin, but it’ll be you that I hold responsible for their death. (EZE 33:8)

EZE 34:16 contextual word gloss=‘I_will_seek’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB EZE 34:16 word 3

OET-LV: 16 DOM the _lost_sheep I _will _seek and_DOM the _strayed_sheep I _will _bring _back and _(to)_the_sheep I _will _bind _up and_DOM the _sick_sheep I _will _make _strong and_DOM the _fat_sheep and_DOM the _strong_sheep I _will _destroy I_will _shepherd _it with_justice. (EZE_34:16)

OET-RV: 16 I’ll search out the lost and restore the outcast. I’ll bandage up those who are broken and heal those who are sick, but I’ll destroy those who are fat and well. I will shepherd with justice. (EZE 34:16)

NAH 3:7 contextual word gloss=‘will_I_seek’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB NAH 3:7 word 13

OET-LV: 7 And_it _was all _of those _of_who_see _you he _will _flee from_you and_saying(ms) Nīnəvēh it _is _devastated who will _he _show _sympathy to/for_her/it from_where will _I _seek comforters to/for_you(fs). (NAH_3:7)

OET-RV: 7 Everyone who sees you will run away
⇔ and say, ‘Nineveh is destroyed.’
⇔ Who will weep for her?
⇔ Where can I find someone who’ll comfort her? (NAH 3:7)

ZEC 12:9 contextual word gloss=‘I_will_seek’ word gloss=‘seek’ OSHB ZEC 12:9 word 4

OET-LV: 9 And_it _was in _the_day (the)_that I _will _seek to_destroy DOM all _of the_nations the_(ones _who)_went on Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (ZEC_12:9)

OET-RV: 9 “On that day I will begin to destroy all the nations that fight against Yerushalem.” (ZEC 12:9)