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נָגַשׁ

na.gashto approach: approachHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb125 occurrences23 books112 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
Traditional renderings: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָגַשׁ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

125 total
  1. Genesis 18:23וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ · stepped forward
    Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
  2. Genesis 19:9גֶּשׁ־ · Get out of the way; וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ · and moved in
    “Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
  3. Genesis 27:21גְּשָׁה־ · come closer
    Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”
  4. Genesis 27:22וַיִּגַּ֧שׁ · came close
    So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
  5. Genesis 27:25הַגִּ֤שָׁה · Serve; וַיַּגֶּשׁ־ · Jacob brought it
    “Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.
  6. Genesis 27:26גְּשָׁה־ · come near
    Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”
  7. Genesis 27:27וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ · So he came near
    So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
  8. Genesis 29:10וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ · went up
    As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.
  9. Genesis 33:3גִּשְׁתּ֖וֹ · he approached
    But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
  10. Genesis 33:6וַתִּגַּ֧שְׁןָ · approached
    Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.
  11. Genesis 33:7וַתִּגַּ֧שׁ · approached; נִגַּ֥שׁ · approached
    Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.
  12. Genesis 43:19וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙ · So they approached
    So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
  13. Genesis 44:18וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ · approached
    Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
  14. Genesis 45:4גְּשׁוּ־ · come near me; וַיִּגָּ֑שׁוּ · And they [did so]
    Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
  15. Genesis 48:10וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ · Joseph brought
    Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
  16. Genesis 48:13וַיַּגֵּ֖שׁ · and brought them close
    And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.
  17. Exodus 19:15תִּגְּשׁ֖וּ · draw near
    “Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”
  18. Exodus 19:22הַנִּגָּשִׁ֥ים · who approach
    Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”
  19. Exodus 20:21נִגַּ֣שׁ · approached
    And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
  20. Exodus 21:6וְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹ · is to bring him; וְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ · And he shall take him
    …then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
  21. Exodus 24:2וְנִגַּ֨שׁ · shall approach; יִגָּ֑שׁוּ · come near
    Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”
  22. Exodus 24:14יִגַּ֥שׁ · can go
    And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”
  23. Exodus 28:43בְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם · approach
    Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.
  24. Exodus 30:20בְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם · approach
    Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
  25. Exodus 32:6וַיַּגִּ֖שׁוּ · and presented
    So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
  26. Exodus 34:30מִגֶּ֥שֶׁת · to approach
    Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.
  27. Exodus 34:32נִגְּשׁ֖וּ · came near
    And after this all the Israelites came near, and Moses commanded them to do everything that the LORD had told him on Mount Sinai.
  28. Leviticus 2:8וְהִגִּישָׁ֖הּ · and he shall take
    When you bring to the LORD the grain offering made in any of these ways, it is to be presented to the priest, and he shall take it to the altar.
  29. Leviticus 8:14וַיַּגֵּ֕שׁ · near
    Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
  30. Leviticus 21:21יִגַּ֔שׁ · shall approach; יִגַּ֖שׁ · to come near
    No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the food offerings to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.
  31. Leviticus 21:23יִגַּ֖שׁ · or approach
    …but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
  32. Numbers 4:19בְּגִשְׁתָּ֖ם · when they come near
    In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.
  33. Numbers 8:19בְּגֶ֥שֶׁת · approach
    And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”
  34. Numbers 32:16וַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּ · Then [the Gadites and Reubenites] approached
    Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.
  35. Deuteronomy 20:2וְנִגַּ֥שׁ · is to come forward
    When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army,
  36. Deuteronomy 21:5וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ · shall come forward
    And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
  37. Deuteronomy 25:1וְנִגְּשׁ֥וּ · they are to go
    If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
  38. Deuteronomy 25:9וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה · shall go up
    …his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”
  39. Joshua 3:9גֹּ֣שׁוּ · Come
    So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.”
  40. Joshua 8:11וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּ · and approached
    Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the city. They arrived in front of Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the city.
  41. Joshua 14:6וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ · approached
    Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
  42. Joshua 21:1וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּ · approached
    Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
  43. Judges 6:19וַיַּגַּֽשׁ׃ס · to present
    So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.