Blog 98. Cry/Call Out vs. Complain vs. Murmur

There are many words indicating the above list of verbs. This Blog was first inspired by the people’s complaints in the wilderness, but covers much more than that. As you progress, you may see that the more positive “calling out” words (the ones to which the LORD (יהוה) responds), seem to be associated with salvation ישע and ישועה and commands צוה. (And please see שוע and צוח are cognates.) But please draw your own conclusions.

⦁ Genesis 4:10

10 And the LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying (h6817. צָעַק ṣâ‘aq) to me from the ground.

● Exodus 2:23-25 (God Hears Israel’s Groaning)

23 During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned (h0584. אָנַח ’ânaḥ) because of their slavery and cried out (h2199. זָעַק zâ‘aq) for help. Their cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) for rescue from slavery came up to God. 24 And God heard their groaning (h5009. נְאָקָה ne’âqâ), and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.

Shemot 2:23-25

23 ויהי בימים הרבים ההם וימת מלך מצרים ויאנחו בני־ישראל מן־העבדה ויזעקו ותעל שועתםאל־האלהים מן־העבדה׃

24 וישמע אלהים את־נאקתם ויזכר אלהים את־בריתו את־אברהם את־יצחק ואת־יעקב׃

25 וירא אלהים את־בני ישראל וידע אלהים׃ ס

● Exodus 2:23-25 (God Hears Israel’s Groaning) Here אנח cognate permut.

23 And it happened in many days to them died the king of Egypt, and groaned(h0584. אָנַח ’ânaḥ) the people of Israel from their slavery and cried out (h2199. זָעַקzâ‘aq) for help. Their cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) came up to God from their slavery. 24 And heard God their groaning (h5009. נְאָקָה ne’âqâ), and remembered God his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And saw God the people of Israel—and God knew.

– It could be “the people of Israel.” – Just using the the first set of two gutturals with the dental, which here is the limiter.

Shemot 2:23-25

23 ויהי בימים הרבים ההם וימת מלך מצרים ויאנחו בני־ישראל מן־העבדה ויזעקו ותעל שועתםאל־האלהים מן־העבדה׃

24 וישמע אלהים את־נאקתם ויזכר אלהים את־בריתו את־אברהם את־יצחק ואת־יעקב׃

25 וירא אלהים את־בני ישראל וידע אלהים׃ ס

● Exodus 2:23-25 (God Hears Israel’s Groaning) Here זעק cognate permut.

23 And it happened in many days to them died the king of Egypt, and groaned (h0584. אָנַח ’ânaḥ) the people of Israel from their slavery and cried out (h2199. זָעַקzâ‘aq) for help. Came up their cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) to God from slavery. 24 And heard God their groaning (h5009. נְאָקָה ne’âqâ), and remembered God his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And saw God the people of Israel—and God knew.

– In verse 24, it could be “and God remembered (or literally, ‘and remembered God’).” Just using the first adjacent guttural before “remembered,” instead of after.

Shemot 2:23-25

23 ויהי בימים הרבים ההם וימת מלך מצרים ויאנחו בני־ישראל מן־העבדה ויזעקו ותעל שועתםאל־האלהים מן־העבדה׃

24 וישמע אלהים את־נאקתם ויזכר אלהים את־בריתו את־אברהם את־יצחק ואת־יעקב׃

25 וירא אלהים את־בני ישראל וידע אלהים׃ ס

Notice this cognate of Isaac and of זעק: (which is שחק; very important)

❶ pounding

⦁ Exodus 30:35-36 Tabernacle connection

35 You shall make of these an incense, a compound according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, (~~and~~) holy. 36 And you shall beat (h7833. שָׁחַק šâḥaq) (~~some of~~) it very fine, and put some of it before the Testimony in the tabernacle of meeting where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.

▸ h7833. שָׁחַק šâḥaq; a primitive root; to comminate (by trituration or attrition): — beat, wear.

AV (4) – beat 3, wear 1;

to rub away, beat fine, pulverise

(Qal)

to rub away

of incense, stones

of enemies (fig)

❷ particle of dust

⦁ Isaiah 40:13-17

13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD,

Or man’s counsel of him made known?

14 With whom did he consult, and who instructed him,

And taught him in the path of justice?

Who taught him knowledge,

And showed him the way of understanding?

15 Behold, nations as a drop in a bucket,

And as small dust (h7834. שַׁחַק šaḥaq) on the scales are reckoned;

Behold, isles he lifts up as a very little thing.

16 And Lebanon not sufficient to burn,

Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.

17 All nations as nothing before him,

And they are counted less than nothing and worthless to him.

Isaiah 40:13-17 Here שחק cognate permutations

13 מִֽי־תִכֵּ֥ן אֶת־ר֖וּחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְאִ֥ישׁ עֲצָתֹ֖ו יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃

14 אֶת־מִ֤י נוֹעָץ֙ וַיְבִינֵ֔הוּ וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּ בְּאֹ֣רַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּ דַ֔עַת וְדֶ֥רֶךְ תְּבוּנֹ֖ות יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃

15 הֵ֤ן גּוֹיִם֙ כְּמַ֣ר מִדְּלִ֔י וּכְשַׁ֥חַק מֹאזְנַ֖יִם נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ הֵ֥ן אִיִּ֖ים כַּדַּ֥ק יִטֹּֽול׃

16 וּלְבָנֹ֕ון אֵ֥ין דֵּ֖י בָּעֵ֑ר וְחַיָּתֹ֔ו אֵ֥ין דֵּ֖י עוֹלָֽה׃ ס

17 כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם כְּאַ֣יִן נֶגְדֹּ֑ו מֵאֶ֥פֶס וָתֹ֖הוּ נֶחְשְׁבוּ־לֹֽו׃

Very important word to understand here:
h3976. מֹאזֵן mô’zên; from h0239. אָזַן ’âzan; h0238. אָזַן ’âzan; (only in the dual) a pair of scales: — balances. – h0238. אָזַן ’âzan is “to give ear,” “to listen.” h0238. אָזַן ’âzan is used in parallel with h8085. שָׁמַע šâma‘ 24 times, and h8085. שָׁמַעšâma‘ is the all-important Shema, as in “Hear O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one.”
In the current context of this “blog,” read and understand Exodus 17:14, באזנייהושע “in the hearing of Joshua,” as Joshua has imbedded שוע. The reader should look up these verses:

The “heavenly courts” hear and weigh; this is where the impressions are made, and where the “balance” of good and evil is discerned. It is not in mankind’s ability to perceive, due to the lack of the perspective from without. We try to judge from within, but all we can really do is import our own biases. Only One has the perspective to listen to the counsel of many and determine. Thus for mankind’s purposes, “Justice” must wear a blindfold to our own perception:

One other thing to note here, it is not “the nations,” but simply “nations” that in God’s perspective are not significant. Nations is from p.37 גוה concentrate disparate elements;; CM concentrate (C3). It is getting too complex to put yet another EDBH entry here, but please look it up if you have the book. A most important verse in its entry is Genesis 47:18, where גוה is the root for the word for the human body. Our nations and our bodies are not significant to God. It is our spirit that is God’s primary concern. Our bodies and our nations are simply teaching methods, in the proper formation of our spirit, as we become what is next up on the list here. What is critical is how we treat one another.

❸ heavens created by using vapors

⦁ Deuteronomy 33:26

26 “(~~There is~~) no one like the God of Jeshurun,

(~~Who~~) rides the heavens to help you,

And in His excellency on the clouds (h7834. שַׁחַק šaḥaq).

Psalms 89:5-7 Here שחק cognate permutations

5 And praise the heavens (h8064. שָׁמַיִם šâmaiym) your wonders, LORD;

Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.

6(7H) For who in the heavens (h7834. שַׁחַק šaḥaq) can be compared to the LORD?

(~~Who~~) among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?

7 God is to be feared in the council of the saints greatly,

And to be held in reverence by all (~~those~~) around him.

Psalms 89:6-8

6 וְיֹ֘וד֤וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם פִּלְאֲךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה אַף־אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בִּקְהַ֥ל קְדֹשִֽׁים׃

7 כִּ֤י מִ֣י בַ֭שַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹ֣ךְ לַיהוָ֑ה יִדְמֶ֥ה לַ֝יהוָ֗ה בִּבְנֵ֥י אֵלִים׃

8 אֵ֣ל נַ֭עֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁ֣ים רַבָּ֑ה וְ֝נוֹרָ֗א עַל־כָּל־סְבִיבָֽיו׃

Back to צעק

● Exodus 2:23-25 (God Hears Israel’s Groaning) Here שוע cognate permut.

23 And it happened in many days to them died the king of Egypt, and groaned (h0584. אָנַח ’ânaḥ) the people of Israel from their slavery and cried out (h2199. זָעַקzâ‘aq) for help. Came up their cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) to God for rescue from slavery. 24 And heard God their groaning (h5009. נְאָקָה ne’âqâ), and remembered God his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.

Shemot 2:23-25

23 ויהי בימים הרבים ההם וימת מלך מצרים ויאנחו בני־ישראל מן־העבדה ויזעקו ותעל שועתםאל־האלהים מן־העבדה׃

24 וישמע אלהים את־נאקתם ויזכר אלהים את־בריתו את־אברהם את־יצחק ואת־יעקב׃

25 וירא אלהים את־בני ישראל וידע אלהים׃ ס

● Exodus 2:23-25 (God Hears Israel’s Groaning) Here נאק cognate permut.

23 And it happened in many days to them died the king of Egypt, and groaned (h0584. אָנַח ’ânaḥ) the people of Israel from their slavery and cried out (h2199. זָעַקzâ‘aq) for help. Came up their cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) to God from slavery. 24 And heard God their groaning (h5009. נְאָקָה ne’âqâ), and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.

Shemot 2:23-25

23 ויהי בימים הרבים ההם וימת מלך מצרים ויאנחו בני־ישראל מן־העבדה ויזעקו ותעל שועתםאל־האלהים מן־העבדה׃

24 וישמע אלהים את־נאקתם ויזכר אלהים את־בריתו את־אברהם את־יצחק ואת־יעקב׃

25 וירא אלהים את־בני ישראל וידע אלהים׃ ס

The independent pronoun for “we” אנחנו – Strongs says the plural first person, usually used for emphasis, apparently from the first person singular independent pronounאנכי.- maybe – BHS shows 67 occurrences.

Continuing here with just some examples of crying out. Not specific references yet.

Exodus 3:7

7 Then the LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry (h6818. צַעֲקָה ṣa‘ăqâ) because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings,

2 Samuel 22:7

7 “In my distress I called upon the LORD;

to my God I called.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) came to his ears.

Genesis 4:25-26

25 And Adam knew his wife (h0802. אִשָּׁה ’išâ) again, and she bore a son and called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) with his name Seth, “For appointed (h7896. שִׁית šiyṯ) to me God seed after, in the place of Abel for Cain killed him.”

26 To Seth also a son was born, and he called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) his name Enosh. At that time it was begun to call upon (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) the name of the LORD.

Genesis 4:25-26 שת cognate permutations

25 וַיֵּ֨דַע אָדָ֥ם עוֹד֙ אֶת־אִשְׁתֹּ֔ו וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו שֵׁ֑ת כִּ֣י שָֽׁת־לִ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ זֶ֣רַע אַחֵ֔ר תַּ֣חַת הֶ֔בֶל כִּ֥יהֲרָגֹ֖ו קָֽיִן׃

26 וּלְשֵׁ֤ת גַּם־הוּא֙ יֻלַּד־בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו אֱנֹ֑ושׁ אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל לִקְרֹ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ פ

Genesis 4:25-26 קרא cognate permutations

25 וַיֵּ֨דַע אָדָ֥ם עוֹד֙ אֶת־אִשְׁתֹּ֔ו וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו שֵׁ֑ת כִּ֣י שָֽׁת־לִ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ זֶ֣רַע אַחֵ֔ר תַּ֣חַת הֶ֔בֶל כִּ֥יהֲרָגֹ֖ו קָֽיִן׃

26 וּלְשֵׁ֤ת גַּם־הוּא֙ יֻלַּד־בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו אֱנֹ֑ושׁ אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל לִקְרֹ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ פ

Genesis 4:25-26

25 And Adam knew his wife (h0802. אִשָּׁה ’išâ) again, and she bore a son and called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) with his name Seth, “For appointed (h7896. שִׁית šiyṯ) to me God seed after, in the place of Abel for Cain killed him.”

26 To Seth also a son was born, and he called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) his name Enosh. At that time it was begun to call upon (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) the name of the LORD.

This writer has heard presentations of this being both as a negative “calling” and a positive “calling.” Perhaps a reason for the confusion is the word translated here as “began,” listed as the hophal of חלל.

BDB חלל

GLOSS niphal: be defiled; piel: profane; defile; pual: be profaned; hiphil: begin; hophal: be begun

PARSING Hebrew, verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular

CODE@vHp3ms

BHS shows הוחל occurring “in this form” 15 times. Perhaps looking at the variant family of חל enlightens:

•חֹל-common, profane (place), unholy. 1S21:5-6

GV p.81 חלל profane [act against]; p.80 חלה weaken [retard development]; p.76 חולbegin [enter]; p.79 חיל enable [concentrate power and resources]; p.103 יחל expect [progress]; ¿ p.154 נחל flow [move downward] ? Not part of GV in EDBH but fits patterns (((NOTE Nm36:2 inheriting; passing through generations))) No DVs

CM חלל encourage/deny growth (A34); חלה develop/decline (A33); חול restrain (A5); חיל move directly/circularly (A11); יחל activate/deactivate (C2); נחל initiate/arrest movement (D77)

One might do well to ponder the relationships among these different roots in the חל Family. On p.295, the exact wording of the description of Gradational Variants is, “Each of the word families created by the above formula is inter-related. Their respective meanings show degrees of intensity or similar activity in other spheres.” Look at the list and their meanings. The writer looked at each of the fifteen occurrences listed in BHS, in English translation. It is too much to add in here, but the reader may want to look up the occurrences on his/her own and draw some conclusions. The only one of the fifteen occurrences where it appears as הוחל is in the verse investigated here. In the remainder it is החל. The verses are Gn4:26, 6:1, 10:8, 44:12; Nm17:11-12 (16:46-47 in English); Jg20:39; 1S14:35; 2K10:32, 15:37; 1Ch1:10, 27:24; 2Ch29:27, 31:21, 34:3. The writer has drawn some potential conclusions about in what circumstances/spheres it might be that “beginning” and “profaning” might be related. But please look to draw your own conclusions.

Numbers 11:1

1 And the people complained (h0596. אָנַן ’ânan) in the hearing of the LORD about their misfortunes, and when the LORD heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.

Deuteronomy 1:27

27 And you murmured (h7279. רָגַן râg̱an) in your tents and said, ‘Because the LORD hated us he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

Joshua 9:18

18 But the people of Israel did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured (h3885. לוּן lûn) against the leaders.

Psalms 106:25

25 They murmured (h7279. רָגַן râg̱an) in their tents,

and did not obey the voice of the LORD.

1 Samuel 24:15

15 May the LORD therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) my cause (h7379. רִיב rîyḇ) and deliver me from your hand.”

Now moving along to looking up the EDBH references•••

① groaning

Exodus 2:23-25 (God Hears Israel’s Groaning) Here אנח cognate permut.

– It could be “the people of Israel.” – Just using the the first set of two gutturals with the dental, which here is the limiter.

Shemot 2:23-25

23 ויהי בימים הרבים ההם וימת מלך מצרים ויאנחו בני־ישראל מן־העבדה ויזעקו ותעל שועתםאל־האלהים מן־העבדה׃

24 וישמע אלהים את־נאקתם ויזכר אלהים את־בריתו את־אברהם את־יצחק ואת־יעקב׃

25 וירא אלהים את־בני ישראל וידע אלהים׃ ס

Genesis 7:1-6 Looking for אנח cognate permutations

1 Then the LORD said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. 2 From all the animals which clean take to you seven each man and wife; and from animals that are not clean, two each of man and his wife; 3 also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to allow to live seed on the face of all the earth (h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ). 4 For to days still seven I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy all living things that I have made from the face of the earth (h0127. אֲדָמָה’ăḏâmâ).” 5 And Noah did according to all that the LORD commanded him. 6 Noah(~~was~~) a son of six hundred years when the floodwaters were on the earth (h0776. אֶרֶץ’ereṣ).

Bereshit 7:1-6

1 ויאמר יהוה לנח בא־אתה וכל־ביתך אל־התבה כי־אתך ראיתי צדיק לפני בדור הזה׃

2 מכל הבהמה הטהורה תקח־לך שבעה שבעה איש ואשתו ומן־הבהמה אשר לא טהרה הוא שניםאיש ואשתו׃

3 גם מעוף השמים שבעה שבעה זכר ונקבה לחיות זרע על־פני כל־הארץ׃

4 כי לימים עוד שבעה אנכי ממטיר על־הארץ ארבעים יום וארבעים לילה ומחיתי את־כל־היקום אשרעשיתי מעל פני האדמה׃

5 ויעש נח ככל אשר־צוהו יהוה׃

6 ונח בן־שש מאות שנה והמבול היה מים על־הארץ׃

“Best guess” on this writer’s part is that the “also” reference is to the cognate “rest” חנה, in relation to the seventh day concept of Sabbath. Next best guess is a typo on verse, and they refer to Noah in verse 5. A long stretch on that possibility would be reference to נחם – from אנכי ממטיר, “I cause it to rain,” in reference to Genesis 5:29:

Genesis 5:29 Lamech speaking, perhaps prophesying:

29 And he called his name Noah (h5146. נֹחַ naḥ), saying, “This one will comfort(h5162. נָחַם nâḥam) us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.”

① crying out

Genesis 18:20-21

20 And the LORD said, “An outcry (h2201. זַעַק za‘aq) of Sodom and Gomorrah forbecoming large, and because their sin is very grave, 21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry (h6818. צַעֲקָה ṣa‘ăqâ) against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.”

Genesis 18:20-21

20 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה זַעֲקַ֛ת סְדֹ֥ם וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה כִּי־רָ֑בָּה וְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔ם כִּ֥י כָבְדָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃

21 אֵֽרֲדָה־נָּ֣א וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ הַבָּ֥אָה אֵלַ֖י עָשׂ֣וּ ׀ כָּלָ֑ה וְאִם־לֹ֖א אֵדָֽעָה׃

Genesis 17:17-19

17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed (h6711. צָחַק ṣâḥaq), and said in his heart, “Shall (~~a child~~) be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear (~~a child~~)?” 18 And Abraham said to God, “Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!”

19 God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac (h3327. יִצְחָק iyṣḥâq). I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

Genesis 17:17-19

17 וַיִּפֹּ֧ל אַבְרָהָ֛ם עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיִּצְחָ֑ק וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בְּלִבֹּ֗ו הַלְּבֶ֤ן מֵאָֽה־שָׁנָה֙ יִוָּלֵ֔ד וְאִ֨ם־שָׂרָ֔ה הֲבַת־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה תֵּלֵֽד׃

18 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

19 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲבָל֙ שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֗ יֹלֶ֤דֶת לְךָ֙ בֵּ֔ן וְקָרָ֥אתָ אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו יִצְחָ֑ק וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֥י אִתֹּ֛ו לִבְרִ֥יתעוֹלָ֖ם לְזַרְעֹ֥ו אַחֲרָֽיו׃

It is from this “laughing” h6711. צָחַק ṣâḥaq that Isaac h3327. יִצְחָק iyṣḥâq is named. See discussion on Isaac and laugh in the second paragraph of Blog 17. Let’s Have Some Fun, and discussion of meaning of names in general in Post 11: More on Words & Names.

② mobilizing; calling up personnel

Judges 4:9-10

9 So she said, “I will surely go with you; eventually there will be no glory for you in the journey which you take, for into the hand of a woman the LORD will sell Sisera.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. 10 And called (h2199. זָעַק zâ‘aq) Barak Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; he climbed in foot ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.

Judges 4:9-10

9 וַתֹּ֜אמֶר הָלֹ֧ךְ אֵלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֗ךְ אֶ֚פֶס כִּי֩ לֹ֨א תִֽהְיֶ֜ה תִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗ עַל־הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה הוֹלֵ֔ךְ כִּ֣י בְֽיַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה יִמְכֹּ֥ריְהוָ֖ה אֶת־סִֽיסְרָ֑א וַתָּ֧קָם דְּבוֹרָ֛ה וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ עִם־בָּרָ֖ק קֶֽדְשָׁה׃

10 וַיַּזְעֵ֨ק בָּרָ֜ק אֶת־זְבוּלֻ֤ן וְאֶת־נַפְתָּלִי֙ קֶ֔דְשָׁה וַיַּ֣עַל בְּרַגְלָ֔יו עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אַלְפֵ֖י אִ֑ישׁ וַתַּ֥עַל עִמֹּ֖ו דְּבוֹרָֽה׃

It is important to notice Kedesh is the root p.224 קדש (prepare for task; dedicate all resources), the root translated as, among other things, to sanctify or make holy. Judges 4 and 5 are a beautiful pairing of Biblical prose followed by Biblical poetry. (See post number 13. Poetry in Scripture.)

① calling for help

Exodus 2:23-25 Noting שוע cognate permutations

Shemot 2:23-25

23 ויהי בימים הרבים ההם וימת מלך מצרים ויאנחו בני־ישראל מן־העבדה ויזעקו ותעל שועתםאל־האלהים מן־העבדה׃

24 וישמע אלהים את־נאקתם ויזכר אלהים את־בריתו את־אברהם את־יצחק ואת־יעקב׃

25 וירא אלהים את־בני ישראל וידע אלהים׃ ס

Numbers 13:16

16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea (h1954. הוֹשֵׁעַ hôšêa‘) the son of Nun, Joshua (h3091. יְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôšûa‘).

Numbers 13:16

16 אֵ֚לֶּה שְׁמֹ֣ות הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָת֣וּר אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקְרָ֥א מֹשֶׁ֛ה לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נ֖וּן יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃

② being wealthy and expanding

Isaiah 32:5

5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous,

Nor the miser said (~~to be~~) bountiful (h7771. שׁוֹעַ šôa‘);

Exodus 14:13-14

13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation(h3444. יְשׁוּעָה yešû‘â) of the LORD, which He will accomplish (h6213. עָשָׂה ‘âśâ) for you today. What you see with Egypt today, you shall see again no more forever.

14 The LORD will fight for you, and you shall keep silent.” ●

Exodus 14:13-14 Keep silent; do not cry out. ●

13 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל־הָעָם֮ אַל־תִּירָאוּ֒ הִֽתְיַצְב֗וּ וּרְאוּ֙ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם הַיֹּ֑ום כִּ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ררְאִיתֶ֤ם אֶת־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ הַיֹּ֔ום לֹ֥א תֹסִ֛יפוּ לִרְאֹתָ֥ם עֹ֖וד עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

14 יְהוָ֖ה יִלָּחֵ֣ם לָכֶ֑ם וְאַתֶּ֖ם תַּחֲרִישֽׁוּן׃ פ

③ combing

Leviticus 19:19 Cognate Permutations of שוע

19 ‘My statutes you shall keep. Your livestock not shall breed mixed. Your field Not shall you sow seed mixed. Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and wool (h8162. שַׁעַטְנזֵ ša‘aṭnzê) come upon you.

Leviticus 19:19

19 אֶֽת־חֻקֹּתַי֮ תִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒ בְּהֶמְתְּךָ֙ לֹא־תַרְבִּ֣יעַ כִּלְאַ֔יִם שָׂדְךָ֖ לֹא־תִזְרַ֣ע כִּלְאָ֑יִם וּבֶ֤גֶד כִּלְאַ֨יִם֙ שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז לֹ֥א יַעֲלֶ֖העָלֶֽיךָ׃ פ

④ deliverance from threat to authority

Psalms 71:15

15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness

(~~And~~) Your salvation (h8668. תְּשׁוּעָה ṯešû‘â) all the day,

For I do not know (~~their~~) limits.

|| Psalms 119:41-42

ו WAW

41 Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD—

Your salvation (h8668. תְּשׁוּעָה ṯešû‘â) according to Your word.

42 So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me,

For I trust in Your word.

Here, see this is a phonetic cognate of p.214 צוה, “command; delegate authority while retaining control.”

① groaning; calling for help

Exodus 2:23-25 Noting נאק cognate permutations.

23 And it happened in many days to them died the king of Egypt, and groaned(h0584. אָנַח ’ânaḥ) the people of Israel from their slavery and cried out (h2199. זָעַקzâ‘aq) for help. Came up their cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) to God from slavery. 24 And heard God their groaning (h5009. נְאָקָה ne’âqâ), and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.

Shemot 2:23-25

23 ויהי בימים הרבים ההם וימת מלך מצרים ויאנחו בני־ישראל מן־העבדה ויזעקו ותעל שועתםאל־האלהים מן־העבדה׃

24 וישמע אלהים את־נאקתם ויזכר אלהים את־בריתו את־אברהם את־יצחק ואת־יעקב׃

25 וירא אלהים את־בני ישראל וידע אלהים׃ ס

EDBH gives no other verse references. The root occurs a total of six times, in two forms. Here are the other verses.

Exodus 6:5

5 And I have also heard the groaning (h5009. נְאָקָה ne’âqâ) of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant.

● Judges 2:16-19

16 Nevertheless, the LORD raised up judges who delivered (h3467. יָשַׁע yâša‘) them out of the hand of those who plundered (h8154. שָׁסָה šâsâ) them. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they played the harlot with other gods, and bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way in which their fathers walked, in obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not do so. 18 And when the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge and delivered (h3467. יָשַׁע yâša‘) them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD was moved to pity (h5162. נָחַם nâḥam) by their groaning (h5009. נְאָקָה ne’âqâ) because of those who oppressed (h3905. לָחַץ lâḥaṣ) them and harassed (h1766. דָּחַק ḏâḥaq) them. 19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they reverted and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, by following other gods, to serve them and bow down to them. They did not cease from their own doings nor from their stubborn way. Note h5162. נָחַם nâḥam is first seen in Genesis 5:29, when Lamech named Noah/Noach, saying “This one will comfort (h5162. נָחַם nâḥam) us concerning our work and the toil of our hands.”

Please notice the cycles. Cycles are what were proclaimed after the flood (the Noah experience), in Genesis 8:22. Cycles will persist. God’s response to manage man’s not ceasing from their own doings nor from their stubborn way, is also one of cycles. It is seen throughout Judges, and seen throughout the reign of the kings.

Ezekiel 30:24-25

24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he will groan (h5008. נָאַק nâ’aq) before him with the groanings (h5009. נְאָקָה ne’âqâ) of a mortally wounded man. 25 Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; they shall know that I am the LORD, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.

Job 24:12

12 The dying groan (h5008. נָאַק nâ’aq) in the city,

And the souls of the wounded cry out (h7768. שָׁוַע šâwa‘);

Yet God does not charge (~~them~~) with wrong.

① crying out – (as with זעק above)

Genesis 18:20-21

20 And the LORD said, “An outcry (h2201. זַעַק za‘aq) of Sodom and Gomorrah forbecoming large, and because their sin is very grave, 21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry (h6818. צַעֲקָה ṣa‘ăqâ) against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.”

Genesis 18:20-21

20 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה זַעֲקַ֛ת סְדֹ֥ם וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה כִּי־רָ֑בָּה וְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔ם כִּ֥י כָבְדָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃

21 אֵֽרֲדָה־נָּ֣א וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ הַבָּ֥אָה אֵלַ֖י עָשׂ֣וּ ׀ כָּלָ֑ה וְאִם־לֹ֖א אֵדָֽעָה׃

From צעק, ① crying out

Genesis 17:17-19

19 God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac (h3327. יִצְחָק iyṣḥâq). I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

Genesis 17:17-19

18 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

As noted with Isaac and laugh earlier. Many connections to Isaac’s life.

② assembling by calling out

1 Samuel 10:17-19 – Mizpah is seen in the Acacia Overlaid entry – the “heap” or watchtower, sign of covenant between Laban (לבן whiten; purify) and Jacob. ((Laban was seen as cognate of p.130 לון shelter from possible danger.))

17 Then Samuel called (h6817. צָעַק ṣâ‘aq) the people together to the LORD at Mizpah, 18 and said to the children of Israel, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all kingdoms and from those oppressing you.’ 19 But you have today rejectedyour God, who Himself saved (h3467. יָשַׁע yâša‘) you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, ‘No, set over us a king!’ Now therefore, present yourselves before the LORD to your tribes and to your clans.”

1 Samuel 10:17-19 Showing cognate permutations of צעק

17 וַיַּצְעֵ֤ק שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃

18 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אָנֹכִ֛י הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וָאַצִּ֤ילאֶתְכֶם֙ מִיַּ֣ד מִצְרַ֔יִם וּמִיַּד֙ כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכֹ֔ות הַלֹּחֲצִ֖ים אֶתְכֶֽם׃

19 וְאַתֶּ֨ם הַיֹּ֜ום מְאַסְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ לָכֶם֮ מִכָּל־רָעוֹתֵיכֶ֣ם וְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֔ו כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְתָּשִׂ֣ים עָלֵ֑ינוּ וְעַתָּ֗ה הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃

This is a very commonly used word. For the word h7121. קָרָא qârâ’ itself, not including its derived words, Strongs lists 735 occurrences. Most uses do not seem to be in the nature of complaint. Notice that the method used to name the books of Torah is to use the keyword from the first line of the book (also used to name the Parshas, or Torah Portions, the sections for study each week). The name in Judaism for Leviticus you have seen many times, VaYikra, is ויקרא, “And he called.” Notice also that Torah, תורה, is derived from the root ירה, which is a cognate of קרא.

① calling

⦁ Leviticus 1:1-2

1 Now called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) to Moses and spoke the LORD to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: Man when you bring to the LORD your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock you shall bring your offering.

⦁ Leviticus 1:1-2

ויקרא

1 וַיִּקְרָ֖א אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו מֵאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד לֵאמֹֽר׃

2 דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אָדָ֗ם כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֥יב מִכֶּ֛ם קָרְבָּ֖ן לַֽיהוָ֑ה מִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה מִן־הַבָּקָר֙ וּמִן־הַצֹּ֔אןתַּקְרִ֖יבוּ אֶת־קָרְבַּנְכֶֽם׃

Simply looking in this manner pushes this writer to investigate further as the two-letter word קר

• קַר-cold, excellent (from the margin).

• קֹר-cold.

h7120. קֹר qôr; Gn8:22; h7119. קַר qar Pr17:27, 25:25; Is22:5; Jr18:14 ⬅︎

GV p.234 קרר cool; p.233 קרה occur [meet without prior intent]; p.232 קרא summon [cause change in direction]; p.226 קור dig [for source and connection]; p.227 קיר limit [space]; p.109 יקר value; p.162 נקר penetrate No DVs

CM קרר encircle (C43); קרה and קרא limit activity (C40); קור cover/uncover (C7); (קירno cognates); יקר express concern (C48); נקר separate (D72)

⦁ Leviticus 1:1-2

ויקרא

1 וַיִּקְרָ֖א אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו מֵאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד לֵאמֹֽר׃

One of the words discussed here previously is קרב, p.233 קרב draw close. If the reader recalls from earlier entries, it is the root for the common word, קרבן, for “offering.” Something brought in order to “draw close” to God (which can also be seen in life as bringing a gift or offering to another person to “bring together” or “draw close.”
One of the formative books in this writer’s journey toward getting to know God better was the book The Call, by Os Guinness. This was read and discussed in a small group setting, a covenant group, who drew close to one another (a group called “Digging Deeper”).
Stretch your brain in a small exercise here. First, think of קרב as in ב + קר, being “in” קר, whatever קר is. Next, look over each of these variants listed above, that the word קר would relate to. Then look up the verses where the two-letter word קר appears, indicated in the קר listing above with ⬅︎. Each of the verses somehow fits with the others. Allow your brain to see the connections. See a connection that might be something along the lines of “contrasts.” Where there is heat, cold; where there is agitation, calm; where there are walls, breaking them down; where there is thirst, a quenching. Is this not being “in the call,” drawing close to God, being who God wants us to be? When the walls are broken down, the similarities between contrasts can be seen, and the contrasts somehow are not as important anymore.

“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.”

Here indeed is the essence of the Log and the Speck. Seeing our similarities in our differences. Drawing close. 🎶 Ebony and Ivory side by side on the piano keyboard 🎵. We all are miserable failures. We may fail in different areas, but we fall far short of what we might be. That is our common bond.

⦁ Genesis 49:5

5 “Simeon and Levi brothers;

Instruments of cruelty their dwelling place/plan (h4380. מְכֵרָה meḵêrâ).

Genesis 49:5

5 שִׁמְעֹ֥ון וְלֵוִ֖י אַחִ֑ים כְּלֵ֥י חָמָ֖ס מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

▸ Strongs h4380. מְכֵרָה meḵêrâ; probably from the same as 3564 in the sense of stabbing; a sword: — habitation.

▸ BDB מְכֵרָה

GLOSS plan

PARSING Hebrew, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, pronomial suffix: 3rd person, masculine, plural

CODE@ncfpcX3mp

We must expose that which we protect, where we “dwell.” In order to be able to expose it, we must see it in ourselves first. That is the Log, קורה, the roof, the beam. We must become aware of our own failings, our own shortcomings, in order to relate appropriately both to God and to mankind.

“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.”

⦁ ▸

② summoning

⦁Numbers 1:5•••16

5 “These are the names of the men who shall stand with you•••

Numbers 1:16

16 These (~~were~~) chosen (h7148. קָרִיא qârîy’) from the congregation, leaders of their fathers’ tribes, heads of the divisions in Israel.

⦁ Genesis 19:8 See above discussion re: קורה

8 See now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow (h6738. צֵל ṣêl) of my roof(h6982. קוֹרָה qôrâ).”

Genesis 19:8

8 הִנֵּה־נָ֨א לִ֜י שְׁתֵּ֣י בָנֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ֙ אִ֔ישׁ אוֹצִֽיאָה־נָּ֤א אֶתְהֶן֙ אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וַעֲשׂ֣וּ לָהֶ֔ן כַּטֹּ֖וב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם רַ֠קלָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵל֙ אַל־תַּעֲשׂ֣וּ דָבָ֔ר כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֥ן בָּ֖אוּ בְּצֵ֥ל קֹרָתִֽי׃

See Psalm 80:10 under ארה below, also shadow (h6738. צֵל ṣêl). ◆

⦁ Deuteronomy 2:4-6

4 And command the people, saying, “You are passing through the territory of your brethren, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will fear you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. 5 Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you (~~any~~) of their land, no, not so much as one footstep, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession (h3425. יְרֻשָּׁה yerušâ). 6 You shall buy food from them with money, that you may eat; and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink.

Deuteronomy 2:4-6

4 וְאֶת־הָעָם֮ צַ֣ו לֵאמֹר֒ אַתֶּ֣ם עֹֽבְרִ֗ים בִּגְבוּל֙ אֲחֵיכֶ֣ם בְּנֵי־עֵשָׂ֔ו הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בְּשֵׂעִ֑יר וְיִֽירְא֣וּ מִכֶּ֔ם וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃

5 אַל־תִּתְגָּר֣וּ בָ֔ם כִּ֠י לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֤ן לָכֶם֙ מֵֽאַרְצָ֔ם עַ֖ד מִדְרַ֣ךְ כַּף־רָ֑גֶל כִּֽי־יְרֻשָּׁ֣ה לְעֵשָׂ֔ו נָתַ֖תִּי אֶת־הַ֥ר שֵׂעִֽיר׃

6 אֹ֣כֶל תִּשְׁבְּר֧וּ מֵֽאִתָּ֛ם בַּכֶּ֖סֶף וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֑ם וְגַם־מַ֜יִם תִּכְר֧וּ מֵאִתָּ֛ם בַּכֶּ֖סֶף וּשְׁתִיתֶֽם׃

③ proclaiming

⦁ Genesis 4:26

26 And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) on the name of the LORD.

It is this very passage in which the writer has heard teachings both about its being a positive and its being a negative “calling.” ♼ see comment later. Always keep in mind the cognate meaning, limit activity, which could be seen in a positive or negative light, from our perspective.

Deuteronomy 4:9-10

9 Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren, 10 (~~especially concerning~~) the day you stood before the LORD your God in Horeb, the LORD in saying to me, ‘Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words, that they may learn to fear (h3372. יָרֵא yârê’) Me all the days which they live on the earth, and (~~that~~) they may teach their children.’

Deuteronomy 4:9-10

9 רַ֡ק הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֩ וּשְׁמֹ֨ר נַפְשְׁךָ֜ מְאֹ֗ד פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־רָא֣וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וּפֶן־יָס֨וּרוּ֙ מִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣יחַיֶּ֑יךָ וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥ם לְבָנֶ֖יךָ וְלִבְנֵ֥י בָנֶֽיךָ׃

10 יֹ֗ום אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָמַ֜דְתָּ לִפְנֵ֨י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ בְּחֹרֵב֒ בֶּאֱמֹ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י הַקְהֶל־לִי֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖ם אֶת־דְּבָרָ֑יאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִלְמְד֜וּן לְיִרְאָ֣ה אֹתִ֗י כָּל־הַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֤ם חַיִּים֙ עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם יְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃

Psalms 27:1

A Psalm of David.

1 The LORD is my light and my salvation;

Whom shall I fear (h3372. יָרֵא yârê’)?

The LORD is the strength of my life;

Of whom shall I be afraid?

Perhaps the best lesson here from the joining of these verses is that we should be fearful of calling on the name of the LORD (יהוה) lightly.

④ reading

⦁ Esther 6:1-3

1 That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) before the king. 2 And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, the doorkeepers who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 3 Then the king said, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?”

And the king’s servants who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”

⑤ naming ●

⦁ Genesis 2:18-20

18 And said the LORD God, “(~~It is~~) not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” 19 Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) (~~them~~). And whatever Adam called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) each living creature, that was its name (h8034. שֵׁם šêm). 20 So Adam gave (h7121. קָרָאqârâ’) names (h8034. שֵׁם šêm) to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there (~~was~~) not found a helper comparable to him. ●

Genesis 2:18-20

18 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹא־טֹ֛וב הֱיֹ֥ות הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְבַדֹּ֑ו אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־לֹּ֥ו עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדֹּֽו׃

19 וַיִּצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָ֗ה כָּל־חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־עֹ֣וף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיָּבֵא֙ אֶל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם לִרְאֹ֖ותמַה־יִּקְרָא־לֹ֑ו וְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִקְרָא־לֹ֧ו הָֽאָדָ֛ם נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּ֖ה ה֥וּא שְׁמֹֽו׃

20 וַיִּקְרָ֨א הָֽאָדָ֜ם שֵׁמֹ֗ות לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּלְעֹ֣וף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּלְאָדָ֕ם לֹֽא־מָצָ֥א עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדֹּֽו׃

The one who helps by opposing is “called for,” necessary••• not good being alone. Mankind tends to get set (שת) in their ways. (There will be a look at שתupcoming, LORD willing.)

⑥ befalling

⦁ Genesis 42:3-5

3 So Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. 4 But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “Lest some calamity befall(h7122. קָרָא qârâ’) him.” 5 And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Exodus 3:18

18 Then they will heed your voice; and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt; and you shall say to him, ‘The LORD God of the Hebrews has met(h7136. קָרָה qârâh) with us; and now, please, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’

Exodus 15:4

4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast (h3384. יָרָה yârâ) into the sea;

His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.

Recall that ירה is the root for Torah, and is “teaching.” The joining of these referent verses gives the message that those things that “befall” us in our lives are teaching moments, purposeful learning times. All of course, is to help us to draw closer to God. Things do no occur by accident, but are all for a greater purpose. At the call of God.

⑦ occurring

⦁ Exodus 1:9-10

9 And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we; 10 come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event (h7122. קָרָא qârâ’) of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.”

Exodus 1:10

10 הָ֥בָה נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה לֹ֑ו פֶּן־יִרְבֶּ֗ה וְהָיָ֞ה כִּֽי־תִקְרֶ֤אנָה מִלְחָמָה֙ וְנוֹסַ֤ף גַּם־הוּא֙ עַל־שֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּ וְנִלְחַם־בָּ֖נוּ וְעָלָ֥המִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

⑧ inviting

⦁ Psalms 14:1-4

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 The fool has said in his heart,

“(~~There is~~) no God.”

They are corrupt,

They have done abominable works,

(~~There is~~) none who does good.

2 The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

3 They have all turned aside,

They have together become corrupt;

There is none who does good,

No, not one.

4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,

Who eat up my people (as) they eat bread,

And do not call (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) on the LORD?

This would certainly suggest that “calling on the LORD, as in Genesis 4:26 above, is a positive practice. ♼

⑨ greeting

⦁ Exodus 19:17-20

17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet (h7125. קִרְאָה qir’â) with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18 Now Mount Sinai (~~was~~) completely in smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly. 19 And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice. 20 Then the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain. And the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

Psalms 99:6

6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests,

And Samuel was among those who called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) upon His name;

They called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) upon the LORD, and He answered them.

This would also suggest that “calling on the LORD, as in Genesis 4:26 above, is a positive practice. ♼ But there may be another look at Gn4:26 at another time.

⑩ convocation

⦁ Leviticus 23:24-25

24 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘In the seventh month, on the first (~~day~~) of the month, you shall have a sabbath-(~~rest~~), a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation (h4744. מִקְרָא miqrâ’). 25 You shall do no customary work (~~on it~~); and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.'”

⑪ bird imitating other birds

⦁ 1 Samuel 26:17-20

17 Then Saul knew David’s voice, and said, “Is that your voice, my son David?”

David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.” 18 And he said, “Why does my lord thus pursue his servant? For what have I done, or what evil is in my hand? 19 Now therefore, please, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’ 20 So now, do not let my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge (h7124. קֹרֵא qôrê’) in the mountains.”

See another cognate of קרא:

If the reader is not familiar with the remainder of the story of “Korah’s Rebellion,” read on. And do notice as well the Psalms of the Sons of Korah: 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, and 88. And•••

2 Kings 2:23-24

23 וַיַּ֥עַל מִשָּׁ֖ם בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְה֣וּא ׀ עֹלֶ֣ה בַדֶּ֗רֶךְ וּנְעָרִ֤ים קְטַנִּים֙ יָצְא֣וּ מִן־הָעִ֔יר וַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־בוֹ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֔ו עֲלֵ֥ה קֵרֵ֖חַעֲלֵ֥ה קֵרֵֽחַ׃

24 וַיִּ֤פֶן אַֽחֲרָיו֙ וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה שְׁתַּ֤יִם דֻּבִּים֙ מִן־הַיַּ֔עַר וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה מֵהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנֵ֖ייְלָדִֽים׃

2 Kings 2:23-24

23 Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”

24 So he turned afterward and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the LORD. And two female bears came out of the woods and broke apart/split forty-two of the youths.

① mourning power loss

Numbers 11:1

1 And the people complained (h0596. אָנַן ’ânan) in the hearing of the LORD about their misfortunes, and when the LORD heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.

Genesis 4:1

1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore (with) Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the LORD.”

Genesis 4:1

1 וְהָ֣אָדָ֔ם יָדַ֖ע אֶת־חַוָּ֣ה אִשְׁתֹּ֑ו וַתַּ֨הַר֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת־קַ֔יִן וַתֹּ֕אמֶר קָנִ֥יתִי אִ֖ישׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

① quarreling

Deuteronomy 1:27

27 And you murmured (h7279. רָגַן râg̱an) in your tents and said, ‘Because the LORD hated us he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

② being contrary

Proverbs 16:27-28

27 An ungodly man digs up evil,

And it is on his lips like a burning fire.

28 A perverse man sows strife,

And a whisperer (h7279. רָגַן râg̱an) separates the best of friends.

③ murmuring

Psalms 106:25

25 They murmured (h7279. רָגַן râg̱an) in their tents,

and did not obey the voice of the LORD.

There are no phonetic cognates for רגן, but there is p.233 קרן “project upward,” a cognate permutation

(This is the Koran•••) 🤔

❶ radiating; shining

Exodus 34:35

35 And whenever the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone (h7160. קָרַן qâran), then Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with Him.

❷ exalting; blossoming

Ezekiel 29:21

21 ‘In that day I will cause the horn (h7161. קֶרֶן qeren) of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will open your mouth to speak in their midst. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.'”

❸ tossing horns

Psalms 69:29-33

29 But I (am) poor and sorrowful;

Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.

30 I will praise the name of God with a song,

And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.

31(32H) (~~This~~) also shall please the LORD better than an ox (or) bull,

Which has horns (h7160. קָרַן qâran) and hooves.

32 The humble shall see (~~this and~~) be glad;

And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.

33 For the LORD hears the poor,

And does not despise His prisoners.

❹ corner elevations

Exodus 29:10-12 Tabernacle connection

10 “You shall also have the bull brought before the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull. 11 Then you shall kill the bull before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 12 You shall take (~~some~~) of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns (h7161. קֶרֶן qeren) of the altar with your finger, and pour all the blood beside the base of the altar.

❺ horn

Genesis 22:13-14

13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind (~~him was~~) a ram caught in a thicket by its horns (h7161. קֶרֶן qeren). So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”

Psalms 75:10

10(11H) “And all horns (h7161. קֶרֶן qeren) of wicked I will cut off,

Horns (h7161. קֶרֶן qeren) of righteous shall be exalted.”

And נגר is a permutation•••

❶ shedding; allowing to flow

⦁ Psalms 63:10

10(11H) They shall pour him out (h5064. נָגַר nâg̱ar) by the hand of the sword;

They shall be a portion for jackals/foxes.

⦁ Psalms 77:2

2(3) In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord;

My hand was stretched out (h5064. נָגַר nâg̱ar) in the night without ceasing;

My soul refused to be comforted.

❷

⦁ Psalms 75:7-8

7 But God (is) the Judge:

He puts down one,

And exalts another.

8(9) For in the hand of the LORD (~~there is~~) a cup,

And the wine is red;

It is fully mixed, and He pours it out (h5064. נָגַר nâg̱ar);

Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth

Drain (~~and~~) drink down.

One of the words above was אנח – this is אנה, a cognate, but note under ❹, it can be “moaning, lamentation.”

❶ causing a happening

⦁ Psalms 91:9-10

9 Because you have made the LORD, (~~who is~~) my refuge,

(~~Even~~) the Most High, your dwelling place,

10 No evil shall befall (h0579. אָנָה ’ânâ) you,

Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

Genesis 7:1-6 See also under אנח

1 Then the LORD said to Noah, “Come, you and all your household into the ark because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. 2 From every animal the clean you shall take to you seven, seven, a man and his wife; and from the animals which not clean she two, man and his wife; 3 also seven each from birds of the air, male and female, to allow to live the species on the face of all the earth. 4 For to days until seven I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will blot out (h4229. מָחָה mâḥâ) all substance that I have made from upon the face of the earth.” 5 And Noah did according to all that the LORD commanded him. 6 And Noah was a son of six hundred years when the flood was water upon the earth.

In Appendix 5 – Where מ reflects נ, the first pair of words in the second group (those not listed in Strongs) are h5091 נהה and h4102 מהה (see the Appendix for details). h5148 נחה and h4229 מחה are not listed, but may be hinted to here.

In EDBH, p.138 מחה erase; strike;; CM increase/decrease (B49)

p.153 נחה satisfy; lead to self-endorsed goal;: CM move to desired end (D57)

h5148. נָחָה nâḥâ; a primitive root; to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists): — bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.

AV (39) – lead 24, guide 6, bring 4, bestowed 1, lead forth 1, govern 1, put 1, straiteneth 1;

to lead, guide

(Qal) to lead, bring

(Hiphil) to lead, guide

¿⇅?

h4229. מָחָה mâḥâ; a primitive root; properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to: — abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, x utterly, wipe (away, out).

AV (36) – (blot, put, etc)…out 17, destroy 6, wipe 4, blot 3, wipe away 2, abolished 1, marrow 1, reach 1, utterly 1;

to wipe, wipe out

(Qal)

to wipe

to blot out, obliterate

to blot out, exterminate

(Niphal)

to be wiped out

to be blotted out

to be exterminated

(Hiphil) to blot out (from memory)

(Qal) to strike

(Pual) full of marrow (participle)

(It could also possibly be another hint at the other “I” pronoun, אנכי, but after this review, the writer thinks not.)

In EDBH, p.138 מחה erase; strike;; CM increase/decrease (B49)

p.153 נחה satisfy; lead to self-endorsed goal;: CM move to desired end (D57)

h5148. נָחָה nâḥâ; a primitive root; to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists): — bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.

AV (39) – lead 24, guide 6, bring 4, bestowed 1, lead forth 1, govern 1, put 1, straiteneth 1;

to lead, guide

(Qal) to lead, bring

(Hiphil) to lead, guide

¿⇅?

AV (36) – (blot, put, etc)…out 17, destroy 6, wipe 4, blot 3, wipe away 2, abolished 1, marrow 1, reach 1, utterly 1;

to wipe, wipe out

(Qal)

to wipe

to blot out, obliterate

to blot out, exterminate

(Niphal)

to be wiped out

to be blotted out

to be exterminated

(Hiphil) to blot out (from memory)

(Qal) to strike

(Pual) full of marrow (participle)

(It could also possibly be another hint at the other “I” pronoun, אנכי, but after this review, the writer thinks not.)

ⓐ leading

⇾ Exodus 13:17-18 – (NKJV – The Wilderness Way – Ex. 40:34–38; Num. 9:15–23; 1 Kin. 8:10, 11)

17 Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead (h5148. נָחָה nâḥâ) them (by) way of the land of the Philistines, although that (~~was~~) near; for God said, “Lest the people regret (h5162. נָחַם nâḥam) when they see war, and return to Egypt.” 18 So led around (h5437. סָבַב sâḇaḇ) God the people (by) way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks from the land of Egypt.

Exodus 13:17-18 ☸︎ note having looked at נחם already in this entry ☸︎

17 וַיְהִ֗י בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח פַּרְעֹה֮ אֶת־הָעָם֒ וְלֹא־נָחָ֣ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים דֶּ֚רֶךְ אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים כִּ֥י קָרֹ֖וב ה֑וּא כִּ֣י ׀ אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֗יםפֶּֽן־יִנָּחֵ֥ם הָעָ֛ם בִּרְאֹתָ֥ם מִלְחָמָ֖ה וְשָׁ֥בוּ מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃

18 וַיַּסֵּ֨ב אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ אֶת־הָעָ֛ם דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר יַם־ס֑וּף וַחֲמֻשִׁ֛ים עָל֥וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

⇾ Genesis 4:3-5

3 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering (h4503. מִנְחָה minḥâ) of the fruit of the ground to the LORD. 4 Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the LORD respected Abel and his offering(h4503. מִנְחָה minḥâ), 5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering (h4503. מִנְחָהminḥâ). And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

Genesis 4:3-5

3 וַֽיְהִ֖י מִקֵּ֣ץ יָמִ֑ים וַיָּבֵ֨א קַ֜יִן מִפְּרִ֧י הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה מִנְחָ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃

4 וְהֶ֨בֶל הֵבִ֥יא גַם־ה֛וּא מִבְּכֹרֹ֥ות צֹאנֹ֖ו וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ן וַיִּ֣שַׁע יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־הֶ֖בֶל וְאֶל־מִנְחָתֹֽו׃

5 וְאֶל־קַ֥יִן וְאֶל־מִנְחָתֹ֖ו לֹ֣א שָׁעָ֑ה וַיִּ֤חַר לְקַ֨יִן֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ פָּנָֽיו׃

ⓑ bringing to a goal

⇾ Exodus 15:13

13 You in Your mercy have led forth (h5148. נָחָה nâḥâ)

The people whom You have redeemed;

You have guided (h5095. נָהַל nâhal) (~~them~~) in Your strength

To Your holy habitation.

– parallel p.150 נהל lead the weak;; CM initiate/arrest movement (D77)

⇾ Exodus 33:14

14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest (h5117. נוּחַnûaḥ).”

ⓓ satisfaction

⇾ Proverbs 29:9

9 (If) a wise man contends with a foolish man,

Whether (~~the fool~~) rages or laughs, (~~there is~~) no peace (h5183. נַחַת naḥaṯ).

Again, this appears to be that to which Saul who was renamed Paul was referring in saying, “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Our preparation for the life beyond that here on this earth (being prepared thoroughly) is to experience the full spectrum, the extremes of “good and evil,” what we see as positive and negative. This is why the model of the world in which God can live with us (the Tabernacle) must include both. And why we must have the full range of emotions, “the thrill of victory; the agony of defeat.” It is in this way that we become complete,

p.264 שלם harmonize; complete. When you wish someone Shalom, you wish completeness, harmony; harmony is balance; the full spectrum of experience thus Job was in the depths and came after repentance, to the point of Job 42:12

12 And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning•••

“Virtual experiences” can only take one so far because of the lack of true emotional investment. There must be some “skin” in the game. And do recall the final blow from HaSatan to Job was boils on his skin.

One can go through life trying to avoid pain, but that gets one nowhere. The loving LORD knows we must have the “full experience” for completeness. At some point we will get to a huge discussion of nurturing and weaning, but that is for another time. For now there is one more piece to tie in, which the reader may have already guessed, from earlier”hints.” That is the messiah piece. Messiah is משיח/משח. The word has already been discussed on the website a few times because, more than anything, there is not a clear sense of what smearing oil on someone really means relative to today’s world. Recall:

p.144 משח separate out;; CM separate (B61) by the way מצה as in unleavened, is one of the cognates. We do know that the oil of anointing (its base being olive oil, created under pressure) gives a similar picture to the acacia underlying the structure of the Tabernacle.

Consider משח as ש + חם/מח, having looked at חם and מח above, and also recalling from above ש as the “relative,” meaning “which is” or “it is/exists.” So, if one considered the messiah concept, it would be:

ש is “which is” + חם is the spectrum of expressing and withholding feelings

ש is “which is” + מח is the spectrum of plenty and poverty

The Paul quotation above is from Philippians. Some versions insert the word for messiah for “him” who strengthens me. The word is not there, but in a sense one could see how the concept fits exactly with Paul’s statement.

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Resuming אנה, cause; direct to goal

❷ acknowledging debt of gratitude

⦁ Psalms 116:16

16 I beseech you (h0577. אָנָּא ’ânâ’), LORD, truly I (am) Your servant;

I (am) Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;

You have loosed my bonds.

❸ delivering

⦁ Exodus 21:12-13

12 “He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death. 13 However, if he did not lie in wait, but God delivered (h0579. אָנָה ’ânâ) (~~him~~) into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

❹ moaning

⦁ Isaiah 29:1-4

1 “Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, city of encampment of David!

Year upon year;

Feasts let come around.

2 Yet I will distress Ariel;

There shall be heaviness and sorrow (h0592. אֲנִיָּה ’ăniyâ),

And it shall be to Me as Ariel.

3 I will encamp against you all around,

I will lay siege against you with a mound,

And I will raise siegeworks against you.

4 You shall be brought down,

You shall speak out of the ground;

Your speech shall be low, out of the dust;

Your voice shall be like a medium’s, out of the ground;

And your speech shall whisper out of the dust.

Yeshiyahu 29:1-4 looking for אנה cognate permutations

1 הוי אריאל אריאל קרית חנה דוד ספו שנה על־שנה חגים ינקפו׃

2 והציקותי לאריאל והיתה תאניה ואניה והיתה לי כאריאל׃

3 וחניתי כדור עליך וצרתי עליך מצב והקימתי עליך מצרת׃

4 ושפלת מארץ תדברי ומעפר תשח אמרתך והיה כאוב מארץ קולך ומעפר אמרתך תצפצף׃

For two reasons, a side trip here – Ariel repeated – a “foursome” here, and as we have looked so much at “in the place where we live,” “our home,” “our point of view/perspective,” it looked as if there might be some instruction in investigating where Isaiah noted David lived (his “city of encampment “).

– See also here, there is apparently power in “four,” There has been a lingering question about the threes and fours in Exodus 34:7, to which this likely ties. Not yet ready to go there.

⦁ Isaiah 29:1-4

1 “Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, city of encampment of David!

Add year to year;

Let feasts come around.

2 Yet I will distress Ariel;

There shall be heaviness and sorrow (h0592. אֲנִיָּה ’ăniyâ),

And it shall be to Me as Ariel.

3 I will encamp against you all around,

I will lay siege against you with a mound,

And I will raise siegeworks against you.

4 You shall be brought down,

You shall speak from the ground;

From the dust your speech shall be low;

Your voice shall be like a medium’s, out of the ground;

And your speech out of the dust shall whisper.

Yeshiyahu 29:1-4 cognate permutations of ארה, the root for Ariel

1 הוי אריאל אריאל קרית חנה דוד ספו שנה על־שנה חגים ינקפו׃

2 והציקותי לאריאל והיתה תאניה ואניה והיתה לי כאריאל׃

3 וחניתי כדור עליך וצרתי עליך מצב והקימתי עליך מצרת׃

4 ושפלת מארץ תדברי ומעפר תשח אמרתך והיה כאוב מארץ קולך ומעפר אמרתך תצפצף׃

To this writer, there is somewhat the “feel” of the Barzillai discussion in this passage. A good follow-up would be to do a comparison.

Side trail•••

🅐 plucking

⦁ Psalms 80:8-13

8 You have brought a vine out of Egypt;

You have cast out the nations, and planted it.

9 You prepared (~~room~~) for it,

And caused it to take deep root,

And it filled the land.

10 The hills were covered with its shadow (h6738. צֵל ṣêl),

And the mighty cedars with its boughs.

11 She sent out her boughs to the Sea,

And her branches to the River.

12(13H) Why have You broken down her hedges,

So that all who pass by the way pluck (h0717. אָרָה ’ârâ) her (~~fruit~~)?

13 The boar out of the woods uproots it,

And the wild beast of the field devours it.

⦁ Psalms 80:8-13

8 You have brought a vine out of Egypt;

You have cast out the nations, and planted it.

9 You prepared (~~room~~) before it/in its face/presence

And caused it to take deep root,

And it filled the land.

10 Covered hills (~~with~~) its shadow (h6738. צֵל ṣêl),

And mighty cedars with its boughs. ((And its branches cedars of god)) *

11 She sent out her boughs to the Sea,

And her branches to the River.

12(13H) Why have you broken down her walls,

So that all who pass by the way pluck (h0717. אָרָה ’ârâ) her (~~fruit~~)?

13 Eats away at it the boar from the woods,

And the insect of the field grazes it.

See Genesis 19:8 under קרא, also shadow (h6738. צֵל ṣêl). ◆

Tehilim 80:9-14 looking for ארה cognate permutations

9 גפן ממצרים תסיע תגרש גוים ותטעה׃

10 פנית לפניה ותשרש שרשיה ותמלא־ארץ׃

11 כסו הרים צלה וענפיה ארזי־אל׃

12 תשלח קצירה עד־ים ואל־נהר יונקותיה׃

13 למה פרצת גדריה וארוה כל־עברי דרך׃

14 יכרסמנה חזיר מיער וזיז שדי ירענה׃

– Still fluctuating on whether to consider maqqefs or not. Leaning more and more against it.

* ▸v.10(11H) BDB All Results: אֵל אֶרֶז

אֶרֶז

GLOSS cedar

PARSING Hebrew, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct

CODE@ncmpc

אֵל

GLOSS god, deity

PARSING Hebrew, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute

CODE@ncmsa

Genesis 16:5

5 Then said Sarai to Abram, “My wrong (be) upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw (h7200. רָאָה râ’â) that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. The LORD judge between you and me.”

Bereshit 16:5

5 ותאמר שרי אל־אברם חמסי עליך אנכי נתתי שפחתי בחיקך ותרא כי הרתה ואקל בעיניה ישפטיהוה ביני וביניך׃

🅑 container

⦁ Exodus 25:10-16 One gets no more of a Tabernacle connection than this.

10 “And they shall make an ark (h0727. אָרוֹן ’ârôn) of acacia wood; two cubits and a half its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around. 12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings (~~shall be~~) on one side, and two rings on the other side. 13 And you shall make poles (of) acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark by them. 15 In the rings of the ark; shall be poles, not to be removed from it. 16 And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.

Shemot 25:10-16 looking for ארה cognate permutations

10 ועשו ארון עצי שטים אמתים וחצי ארכו ואמה וחצי רחבו ואמה וחצי קמתו׃

11 וצפית אתו זהב טהור מבית ומחוץ תצפנו ועשית עליו זר זהב סביב׃

12 ויצקת לו ארבע טבעת זהב ונתתה על ארבע פעמתיו ושתי טבעת על־צלעו האחת ושתי טבעתעל־צלעו השנית׃

13 ועשית בדי עצי שטים וצפית אתם זהב׃

14 והבאת את־הבדים בטבעת על צלעת הארן לשאת את־הארן בהם׃

15 בטבעת הארן יהיו הבדים לא יסרו ממנו׃

16 ונתת אל־הארן את העדת אשר אתן אליך׃

– Please notice the same letters in Aaron’s name אהרון.

– Please also notice power in half length. In the long discussion about Elijah in the second half of the dissertation there was much discussion about “half,” which is likely very pertinent. The writer later apologized for the conclusion drawn from the Elijah study, but there is still much that is pertinent in the study, or it would have been completely withdrawn. It is not evil to show our failures. In fact, they can be learning experiences for all.

– There is a fivefold occurrence here, of “ark” – the writer was taught at one point that five was one of the numbers of “completeness,” because of five fingers on the hand (for most – six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot are noted in 2 Samuel 21:20 and 1 Chronicles 20:6, a man in Gath גת – descended from giants רפא).

⦁ Genesis 44:18

18 Then Judah came near to him and said: “O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s hearing, and do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh (h6547. פַּרְעֹה p̱ar‘ô).

⦁ Genesis 50:26

26 So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin (h0727. אָרוֹן ’ârôn) in Egypt.

▸ h0727. אָרוֹן ’ârôn; or אָרֹן ’aron; from 717 (in the sense of gathering); a box: — ark, chest, coffin.

AV (202) – ark 195, chest 6, coffin 1;

chest, ark

money chest

Ark of the Covenant

(TWOT) coffin

🅒 barn stall; stable

⦁ 1 Kings 4:26-28 Take note h0723. אֻרְוָה ’urwâ cognate with h6172. עֶרְוָה ‘erwâ nakedness, from p.192 ערה bare; make sensitive; absorb impressions

26(5:6H) Solomon had forty thousand stalls (h0723. אֻרְוָה ’urwâ) of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And these governors, each man in his month, provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon’s table. There was no lack in their supply. 28 They also brought barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge.

🅓 powerful leaders

⦁ Isaiah 33:7

7 Surely their valiant (h0691. אֶרְאֵל ’er’êl) shall cry outside,

The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

🅔 lion; leader of animals

⦁ Numbers 23:23-24

23 “For there is no sorcery against Jacob,

Nor any divination against Israel.

It now must be said of Jacob

And of Israel, ‘Oh, what God has done!’

24 Look, a people rises like a lioness (h3833. לָבִיא lâḇîy’),

And lifts itself up like a lion (h0738. אֲרִי ’ărîy);

It shall not lie down until it devours the prey,

And drinks the blood of the slain.”

🅕 fir tree with cone/container type growth

⦁ Isaiah 44:14

14 He cuts down cedars for himself,

And takes the cypress and the oak;

He secures it for himself among the trees of the forest.

He plants a pine (h0766. אֹרֶן ’ôren), and the rain nourishes it.

⦁ ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ now back again to אנה.

❺ seeking a quarrel

Do you often feel “torn apart?” This writer does.

❻ deciding a direction

⦁ Jeremiah 2:23-25

23 “How can you say, ‘I am not polluted,

I have not gone after the Baals’?

See your way in the valley;

Know what you have done:

(~~You are~~) a swift dromedary breaking loose in her ways,

24 A wild donkey used to the wilderness,

(~~That~~) sniffs at the wind in soulish (h5315. נֶפֶשׁ nep̱eš) desire;

In her time of mating (h8385. תַּאֲנָה ṯa’ănâ), who can turn her away?

All those who seek her will not weary themselves;

In her month they will find her.

25 Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst.

But you said, There is no hope.

No! For I have loved aliens, and after them I will go.’

Remove the Log from your own eye••• recognize and then turn.

❼ I; ego in action

⦁ Exodus 11:4-6

4 Then Moses said, “Thus says the LORD: About midnight I (h0589. אֲנִי ’ăniy) will go out into the midst of Egypt; 5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the animals. 6 Then there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as was not like it before, nor shall be like it again.

⦁ Exodus 2:23-25 This we have thoroughly shown above.

23 Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned (h0584. אָנַח ’ânaḥ) because of the bondage, and they cried out (h2199. זָעַק zâ‘aq); and their cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) came up to God because of the bondage. 24 So God heard their groaning (h5009. נְאָקָה ne’âqâ), and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged (~~them~~).

⦁ Deuteronomy 32:39-43

39 ‘Now see that I, even I, am He,

And there is no God besides Me;

I kill and I make alive;

I wound and I heal;

Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand.

➨ 40 For I raise My hand to heaven,

And say, “As I live forever,

41 If I whet My glittering sword,

And My hand takes hold on judgment,

I will render vengeance to My enemies,

And repay those who hate Me.

42 I will make My arrows drunk with blood,

And My sword shall devour flesh,

With the blood of the slain and the captives,

From the heads of the leaders of the enemy.”‘

43 “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people;

For He will the blood of His servants avenge,

And render vengeance to His adversaries;

He will provide atonement for His land and His people.”

Deuteronomy 32:39-43 🤔 here looking for אני cognate permutations

39 רְא֣וּ ׀ עַתָּ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י אֲנִי֙ ה֔וּא וְאֵ֥ין אֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּדִ֑י אֲנִ֧י אָמִ֣ית וַאֲחַיֶּ֗ה מָחַ֨צְתִּי֙ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶרְפָּ֔א וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י מַצִּֽיל׃

40 כִּֽי־אֶשָּׂ֥א אֶל־שָׁמַ֖יִם יָדִ֑י וְאָמַ֕רְתִּי חַ֥י אָנֹכִ֖י לְעֹלָֽם׃ ➨

41 אִם־שַׁנּוֹתִי֙ בְּרַ֣ק חַרְבִּ֔י וְתֹאחֵ֥ז בְּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט יָדִ֑י אָשִׁ֤יב נָקָם֙ לְצָרָ֔י וְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖י אֲשַׁלֵּֽם׃

42 אַשְׁכִּ֤יר חִצַּי֙ מִדָּ֔ם וְחַרְבִּ֖י תֹּאכַ֣ל בָּשָׂ֑ר מִדַּ֤ם חָלָל֙ וְשִׁבְיָ֔ה מֵרֹ֖אשׁ פַּרְעֹ֥ות אוֹיֵֽב׃

43 הַרְנִ֤ינוּ גוֹיִם֙ עַמֹּ֔ו כִּ֥י דַם־עֲבָדָ֖יו יִקֹּ֑ום וְנָקָם֙ יָשִׁ֣יב לְצָרָ֔יו וְכִפֶּ֥ר אַדְמָתֹ֖ו עַמֹּֽו׃ פ

The verse referred-to is 40, as marked with the arrow. One never knows for certain why a certain verse is selected. Is it for us to see that אנכי is another common word for “I?” Is it to draw was to this localized context? Is it to pull focus away from the ה and get the reader to search for palatals with the נ and guttural rather than נ and two gutturals. Or is it perhaps simply to reinforce the common Scriptural message, that we must always be cautious about making assumptions? Are we being reminded to be “torn apart,” “pulled in opposite directions,” rather than focusing just on “I, my, me.”
The other teaching point is that there are several other “I’s” here in the English than there are I pronouns in the Hebrew. Often stand-alone pronouns are used for emphasis, especially אני and אנכי, because the verbs already have a suffix, so it is a “redundancy,” or duplication. Look, for example at “I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal.” See the underlined I’s for kill and heal, but not for make alive and wound. The Hebrew is אֲנִ֧י אָמִ֣ית וַאֲחַיֶּ֗ה מָחַ֨צְתִּי֙ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶרְפָּ֔א. All four verbs have thefirst person singular suffix, but only two pronouns are here.
It turns out that the root רנן, seen in the first word of verse 43, translated here as“rejoice,” is also a calling out, crying out word, listed in EDBH p.245 רנן express emotion. So, another side-trip to look at that, and then a return to אנה

Ⓐ exalting; being jubilant

⦁⦁ Leviticus 9:22-24 This is, by the way, a Tabernacle connection

22 Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and peace offerings. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people, 24 and fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted (h7442. רָנַן rânan) and fell on their faces.

Not trying to tell the reader how to interpret this, but to the writer, this feels more like fear or awe than jubilation.

⦁⦁ Psalms 33:1-2

1 Rejoice (h7442. רָנַן rânan) in the LORD, O you righteous!

(~~For~~) praise from the upright is fitting.

2 Praise the LORD with the harp;

Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.

⦁⦁ Psalms 145:6-7

6 (~~Men~~) shall speak (h0559. אָמַר ’âmar) of the might of Your awesome acts,

And I will declare (h5608. סָפַר sâp̱ar) Your greatness.

7 They shall utter (h5042. נָבַע nâḇa‘) the memory of Your great goodness,

And shall sing (h7442. רָנַן rânan) of Your righteousness.

From the context these do seem to be pretty positive. However, see below, it may also be more toward negative or fear.

Ⓑ arising jubilantly ?

⦁⦁ Psalms 78:58-66

58 For they provoked Him to anger with their high places,

And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images.

59 When God heard (~~this~~), He was furious,

And greatly abhorred Israel,

60 So that He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,

The tent He had placed among men,

61 And delivered His strength into captivity,

And His glory into the enemy’s hand.

62 He also gave His people over to the sword,

And was furious with His inheritance.

63 The fire consumed their young men,

And their maidens were not given in marriage.

64 Their priests fell by the sword,

And their widows made no lamentation.

65 Then the Lord awoke as (~~from~~) sleep,

Like a mighty man who shouts (h7442. רָנַן rânan) because of wine.

66 And He beat back His enemies;

He put them to a perpetual reproach.

Is this really describing jubilance? Or unfettered perhaps…

⦁⦁ Psalms 95:1

1 Oh come, let us sing (h7442. רָנַן rânan) to the LORD!

Let us shout (h7321. רוּעַ rûa‘) (~~joyfully~~) to the Rock of our salvation.

▸ h7321. רוּעַ rûa‘; a primitive root; to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy): — blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.

AV (46) – shout 23, noise 7, ..alarm 4, cry 4, triumph 3, smart 1, misc 4;

to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast

(Hiphil)

to shout a war-cry or alarm of battle

to sound a signal for war or march

to shout in triumph (over enemies)

to shout in applause

to shout (with religious impulse)

to cry out in distress

(Polal) to utter a shout

(Hithpolel)

to shout in triumph

to shout for joy

(Niphal) destroyed

Apologies if this writer shares biases, but this is an example (the same issue as with בשׂר – tidings, not necessarily “good tidings”), there is a level of “interpretation” added with the word “joyfully” here. If one looks at the usage of this word, occurring 46 times, one can see that a more accurate way to interpret would simply be “shout,” and let the reader consider the context as to whether it is in joy or in distress or alarm. And this happens with both Jewish and Christian translations, no fingers pointed in a particular direction. This writer’s plea is simply for as “untainted interpretation” as possible, not trying to drive people to agree with one point of view or another. Simply look at the wording. The YouTube video in Post 02. Multiple Witnesses helps one to understand the point here. The link is re-posted here for your convenience, by Francis Chan, Exegesis vs. Eisegesis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a62WKXVCgs

So, “express emotion,” or “shout” would be a good interpretation, and leave out the direction the translator wants others to see, to drive in a certain direction. Allow people to see how the words in Scripture really fit in their own life. We do not have to be in control (or try to be) of other people’s beliefs. We need to let them know that Scripture, the Word of God, will speak into their life, without all the other added opinions on top. We must not be afraid, as God will lead in the direction desired. Sorry about the soapbox, but this is one of those very obvious examples. There are others less obvious, and the goal here is to help clear some of these “stumbling blocks” that divide, driving people into silos.
Here רנן is in parallel with רוע, so the idea is that they have similar meanings. See the EDBH entry for רוע:

If one is “broken,” the expressed emotion just may not be “joy.” This is a plea for just doing what Chan says, looking at what it really says and do not overlay, read into it, insert our biases/assumptions.

⦁⦁ Psalms 17:1

A Prayer of David.

1 Hear a just cause, O LORD,

Attend to my cry (h7440. רִנָּה rinâ);

Give ear to my prayer (~~which is~~) not from deceitful lips.

Ⓓ showing sadness

⦁⦁ Lamentations 2:19

19 “Arise, cry out (h7442. רָנַן rânan) in the night,

At the beginning of the watches;

Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord.

Lift your hands toward Him

For the life of your young children,

Who faint from hunger at the head of every street.”

Ⓔ ostrich; bird making piercing cries

⦁⦁ Job 39:13

13 “The wings of the ostrich (h7443. רֶנֶן renen) wave proudly (h5965. עָלַס â‘las),

But are her wings and pinions (~~like the~~) kindly stork’s?

⦁ ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ now back yet again to אנה.

❽ whither; question of direction

⦁ Genesis 16:7-8

7 Now the Angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. 8 And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where (h0335. אַי ’ay) have you come from, and where (h0575. אָן ’ân; or אָנָה ’anah) are you going?”

She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.”

Genesis 16:7-8

7 וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּ מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהוָ֛ה עַל־עֵ֥ין הַמַּ֖יִם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַל־הָעַ֖יִן בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ שֽׁוּר׃

8 וַיֹּאמַ֗ר הָגָ֞ר שִׁפְחַ֥ת שָׂרַ֛י אֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה בָ֖את וְאָ֣נָה תֵלֵ֑כִי וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִפְּנֵי֙ שָׂרַ֣י גְּבִרְתִּ֔י אָנֹכִ֖י בֹּרַֽחַת׃

NKJV Strongs has both “where’s” as h0335. אַי ’ay, but BDB correctly has h0575. אָנָה ’anah.

❾ when; question of time

⦁ Numbers 14:11-12

11 Then the LORD said to Moses: “How long (עַד־אָ֣נָה) will these people reject Me? And how long (וְעַד־אָ֣נָה) will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them? 12 I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”

⦁ Psalms 13:1

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1(2H) How long (עַד־אָ֣נָה), O LORD? Will You forget me forever?

How long (עַד־אָ֣נָה) will You hide Your face from me?

(Literally “until when”)

⦁ Psalms 13:2

2 עַד־אָ֣נָה יְ֭הוָה תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִי נֶ֑צַח עַד־אָ֓נָה ׀ תַּסְתִּ֖יר אֶת־פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

❿ ship traveling to specific place

⦁ Deuteronomy 28:58-68

58 “If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD, 59 then the LORD will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues—great and prolonged plagues—and serious and prolonged sicknesses. 60 Moreover He will bring back on you all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. 61 Also every sickness and every plague, which is not written in this Book of the Law, will the LORD bring upon you until you are destroyed. 62 You shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of heaven in multitude, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God. 63 And it shall be, that just as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good and multiply you, so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you and bring you to nothing; and you shall be plucked from off the land which you go to possess.

64 “Then the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known—wood and stone. 65 And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul. 66 Your life shall hang in doubt before you; you shall fear day and night, and have no assurance of life. 67 In the morning you shall say, ‘Oh, that it were evening!’ And at evening you shall say, ‘Oh, that it were morning!’ because of the fear which terrifies your heart, and because of the sight which your eyes see.

68 “And the LORD will take you back to Egypt in ships (h0591. אֲנִיָּה ’ăniyâ), by the way of which I said to you, You shall never see it again.’ And there you shall be offered for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.”

① seeking shelter

⦁ Genesis 19:1-2

1 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. 2 And he said, “Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night (h3885. לוּן lûn), and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.”

And they said, “No, but we will spend the night (h3885. לוּן lûn) in the open square.”

② grumbling; demanding

⦁ Exodus 15:24

24 And the people complained (h3885. לוּן lûn) against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

⦁ Exodus 16:6-8

6 Then Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening you shall know that the LORD has brought you out of the land of Egypt. 7 And in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD; for He hears your complaints (h8519. תְּלוּנָה ṯelûnâ) against the LORD. But what are we, that you complain (h3885. לוּן lûn) against us?” 8 Also Moses said, “(~~This shall be seen~~) when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; for the LORD hears your complaints(h8519. תְּלוּנָה ṯelûnâ) which you make against Him. And what (~~are~~) we? Your complaints (h8519. תְּלוּנָה ṯelûnâ) (~~are~~) not against us but against the LORD.”

⦁ Numbers 16:8-11

8 Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi: 9 Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to serve them; 10 and that He has brought you near (~~to Himself~~), you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also? 11 Therefore you and all your company (~~are~~) gathered together against the LORD. And what is Aaron that you complain (h3885. לוּן lûn) against him?”

③ inn

⦁ Genesis 43:19-21

19 When they drew near to the steward of Joseph’s house, they talked with him at the door of the house, 20 and said, “O sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food; 21 but it happened, when we came to the encampment (h4411. מָלוֹן mâlôn), that we opened our sacks, and there, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; so we have brought it back in our hand.

▸ h3885. לוּן lûn; or לִין liyn; a primitive root; to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain): — abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).

AV (87) – lodge 33, murmur 14, … the night 14, abide 7, remain 6, tarry 2, lodge in 2, continue 1, dwell 1, endure 1, grudge 1, left 1, lie 1, variant 3;

to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide(Qal)to lodge, pass the nightto abide, remain (fig.)

(Hiphil) to cause to rest or lodge

(Hithpalpel) to dwell, abide

to grumble, complain, murmur

(Niphal) to grumble

(Hiphil) to complain, cause to grumble

Note Laban לבן – Genesis 27:43
43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran.

① fighting

Genesis 49:23

23 The archers have bitterly grieved him,

Shot at (h7232. רָבַב râḇaḇ) (~~him~~) and hated him.

Psalms 94:19

19 In the multitude (h7230. רֹב rôḇ) of my anxieties (h8312. שַׂרְעַף śar‘ap̱) within(h7130. קֶרֶב qereḇ) me,

Your comforts (h8575. תַּנְחוּם ṯanḥûm) delight (h8173. שָׁעַע šâ‘a‘) my soul.

② having different opinions

Exodus 23:1-3

1 “You shall not circulate a false report (h8088. שֵׁמַע šêmaʽ). Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness (h5707. עֵד ‘êḏ). 2 You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify (h6030. עָנָה ‘ânâ) in a dispute (h7379. רִיב rîyḇ) so as to turn aside after many to pervert (~~justice~~). 3 You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute (h7379. רִיב rîyḇ).

③ opponent

Psalms 35:1-3 – (NKJV heading The LORD the Avenger of His People)

A Psalm of David.

1 Plead (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) (~~my cause~~), O LORD, with those who strive (h3401. יָרִיבyârîyḇ) with me; There is no “my cause;” perhaps say, “strive” twice.

Fight against those who fight against me.

2 Take hold of shield and buckler,

And stand up for my help.

3 Also draw out the spear,

And stop those who pursue me.

Say to my soul,

“I am your salvation.”

Psalms 35:1-3

1 לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ רִיבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַ֑י לְ֝חַ֗ם אֶת־לֹֽחֲמָֽי׃

2 הַחֲזֵ֣ק מָגֵ֣ן וְצִנָּ֑ה וְ֝ק֗וּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃

3 וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק חֲנִ֣ית וּ֭סְגֹר לִקְרַ֣את רֹדְפָ֑י אֱמֹ֥ר לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ אָֽנִי׃

In light of all seen here in this entry, interpret these verses. Each of these verses is David’s ego saying that his cause is just and the “other” is wrong, and thus he desires that the LORD fight for him. First you can see why those anticipating the coming of a warrior messiah would desire such. We saw that with Cyrus being called “my anointed” (messiah משיח).
Recall Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address shown here before, this quote from it: “Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God; and each invokes His aid against the other.”
Let’s cover exactly what occurred in the incident of Sodom and Gomorrah in the context being shared here:

There is much, much, much in these chapters, but here focus on one aspect. We are not told who is crying out in Sodom and Gomorrah, only that the outcry is great. The LORD (יהוה) indicates “I will go down now and see•••”ארדה־נאואראה. “I will go down” is ארדה, from p.110 ירד descend. “And see” is ואראה, from p.237 ראה look; see and understand. And what is translated here as “now” is the word נא, from the Derivational Variant נאה:

⒈ fitting; pertaining

Psalms 93:5

5 Your testimonies (h5713. עֵדָה ‘êḏâ) are very sure;

Holiness adorns (h4998. נָאָה nâ’â) Your house,

O LORD, forever.

Psalms 33:1

1 Rejoice (h7442. רָנַן rânan) in the LORD, O you righteous!

(~~For~~) praise (h8416. תְּהִלָּה ṯehilâ) from the upright is fitting (h5000. נָאוֶה nâ’ewh).

⒉ being pleasant – (probably more accurately befitting or appropriate)

Isaiah 52:7 (Please note ההרים mountains is מחה a cognate permutation)

7 How appropriate (h4998. נָאָה nâ’â) upon the mountains (h2022. הַר har)

Are the feet of him who brings news (h1319. בָּשַׂר ḇâśar),

Who proclaims (h8085. שָׁמַע šâma‘) completeness (h7965. שָׁלוֹם šâlôm),

Who brings tidings (h1319. בָּשַׂר ḇâśar) of good (h2896. טוֹב ṭôḇ),

Who proclaims (h8085. שָׁמַע šâma‘) salvation (h3444. יְשׁוּעָה yešû‘â),

Who says to Zion,

“Your God reigns!”

Isaiah 52:7

7 מַה־נָּאו֨וּ עַל־הֶהָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֣י מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ שָׁלֹ֛ום מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר טֹ֖וב מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה אֹמֵ֥ר לְצִיֹּ֖ון מָלַ֥ךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃

Both proclaims (h8085. שָׁמַע šâma‘) are hiphil, cause to be heard
Here completeness and salvation are in parallel. Earlier discussion about completeness highlighted the idea of balance, the cycles, what we see as positive and negative, good and evil. Our salvation is indeed in the experiencing of both sides.

Exodus 13:17-18

17 Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead(h5148. נָחָה nâḥâ) them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people change their minds (h5162. נָחַם nâḥam) when they see war, and return to Egypt.” 18 So God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 13:17-18

Recall that we met the word נחם earlier, as Lamech spoke regarding the naming of his son, Noah/Noach (Genesis 5:9), indicating he would “bring us comfort/relief.”

Lamech’s prophetic word was that Noach would bring about a change of attitude (and the reader can see it could be comfort, reconsideration, or regret). ((Very fascinating to look at all of the words that have מ + ל + כ in them, and what the rearranging of letters can mean.))

⒊ pleasant habitation

Psalms 23:1-2

A Psalm of David.

1 The LORD is my shepherd;

I shall not want.

2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures (h5116. נָוֶה nâewh);

He leads me beside the still waters.

• נָא-I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.

• נָא-raw.

• נֹא-No. Compare אָמוֹן[ʼÂmôwn].

h4994. נָא nâ’ many occurrences; h4995. נָא nâ’ 1 occurrence; h4996. נֹא nō’ 5 occurrences

Should consider both נאה and נוא, both in Variant Family of: (& probably אנה)

▸ GV of p.150 נהה pain; p.151 נוה dwell [restfully and peacefully]; p.150 נוא interrupt movement; p105 ינה extort [take illegally]

DV נאה – p.151 נוה dwell [restfully and peacefully] > p.146 נאה pertain; be appropriate

¿ DV אנה – p.150 נהה pain; p.151 נוה dwell [restfully and peacefully] > p.12 אנה cause; direct to goal ?

¿ DV הנה – p.150 נהה pain; p.151 נוה dwell [restfully and peacefully] > p.60 הנה present a new idea ?

CM נהה impact physically/emotionally (D76); נוא and נוה move/rest/speak directly (D62 – includes נוח); ינה dominate (C54); נאה move to desired end (D57); אנה and הנהbring about (A44)

The extensive investigation of אנה is seen above, not pre-planned by this writer.

The LORD’s way of discerning (Gn18:21) “whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know,” is this “test.” Simply by sending messengers into the city, their presence there, brings about the circumstance in which the people show their true color. Please clearly understand this point. It is a very common method in Scripture and in life. There are seemingly insignificant occurrences that are tests of our nature, our integrity. A very obvious example is in Exodus 16, re: manna:

⦁ Exodus 16:4-5

4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. 5 And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.”

④ quarrel

⦁ Deuteronomy 1:12

12 How can I alone bear your problems (h2960. טֹרַח ṭôraḥ) and your burdens (h4853. מַשָּׂא maśâ’) and your complaints (h7379. רִיב rîyḇ)?

It’s probably obvious enough, but in problems is teaching תורה

⦁ Isaiah 1:6

6 From the sole of the foot even to the head,

(~~There is~~) no soundness in it,

(~~But~~) wounds and bruises and putrefying (h2961. טָרִי ṭârîy) sores;

They have not been closed or bound up,

Or soothed with ointment.

See note Another Look at Samson

Then, the writer looked for examples where the words might be used together in a verse, where sometimes there is some further gleaning that might be done by those in need.
The reader can scan quickly through most of this.

H6817 H6818

H7775 H7773 H7768

H7121

H0596

H3885

H7279

H7378 H7379

▸ H6817 + H6818

⦁ Genesis 27:34

34 As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out (h6817. צָעַק ṣâ‘aq) with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!”

⦁ Exodus 22:22

22 You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out (h6817. צָעַק ṣâ‘aq) to me, I will surely hear their cry,

▸ H6817 + H7775 ∅

▸ H6817 + H7773 ∅

▸ H6817 + H7768

⦁ Job 19:7

7 Behold, I cry out (h6817. צָעַק ṣâ‘aq), ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered;

I call for help, but there is no justice.

▸ H6817 + H7121

⦁ Judges 12:1

1 The men of Ephraim were called to arms (h6817. צָעַק ṣâ‘aq), and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.”

▸ H6817 + H0596 ∅

▸ H6817 + H3885 ∅

▸ H6817 + H7279 ∅

▸ H6817 + H7378 ∅

▸ H6817 + H7379 ∅

▸ H6818 + H7775 ∅

▸ H6818 + H7773 ∅

▸ H6818 + H7768 ∅

▸ H6818 + H7121 ∅

▸ H6818 + H0596 ∅

▸ H6818 + H3885 ∅

▸ H6818 + H7279 ∅

▸ H6818 + H7378 ∅

▸ H6818 + H7379 ∅

▸ H7775 + H7773 ∅

▸ H7775 + H7768 1 occurrence

⦁ Psalms 18:6

6 In my distress I called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) upon the LORD;

to my God I cried (h7768. שָׁוַע šâwa‘) for help.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) to him reached his ears.

▸ H7775 + H7121 2 occurrences

⦁ 2 Samuel 22:7

7 “In my distress I called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) upon the LORD;

to my God I called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’).

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) came to his ears.

⦁ Psalms 18:6

6 In my distress I called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) upon the LORD;

to my God I cried (h7768. שָׁוַע šâwa‘) for help.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) to him reached his ears.

▸ H7775 + H0596 ∅

▸ H7775 + H3885 ∅

▸ H7775 + H7279 ∅

▸ H7775 + H7378 ∅

▸ H7775 + H7379 ∅

▸ H7773 + H7768 ∅

▸ H7773 + H7121 ∅

▸ H7773 + H0596 ∅

▸ H7773 + H3885 ∅

▸ H7773 + H7279 ∅

▸ H7773 + H7378 ∅

▸ H7773 + H7379 ∅

▸ H7768 + H7773 ∅

▸ H7768 + H7121 3 occurrences

⦁ Psalms 18:6

6 In my distress I called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) upon the LORD;

to my God I cried (h7768. שָׁוַע šâwa‘) for help.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry to him reached his ears.

⦁ Isaiah 58:9-10

9 Then you shall call (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’), and the LORD will answer;

you shall cry (h7768. שָׁוַע šâwa‘), and he will say, ‘Here I am.’

If you take away the yoke from your midst,

the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,

10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry

and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,

then shall your light rise in the darkness

and your gloom be as the noonday.

⦁ Jonah 2:1-2

1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,

“I called out (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) to the LORD, out of my distress,

and he answered me;

out of the belly of Sheol I cried (h7768. שָׁוַע šâwa‘),

and you heard my voice.

▸ H7768 + H0596 ∅

▸ H7768 + H3885 ∅

▸ H7768 + H7279 ∅

▸ H7768 + H7378 ∅

▸ H7768 + H7379 ∅

▸ H7121 + H0596 ∅

▸ H7121 + H3885 1 occurrence

⦁ Genesis 31:53-54

53 The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac, 54 and Jacob offered a sacrifice in the hill country and called his kinsmen to eat bread. They ate bread and spent the night (h3885. לוּן lûn) in the hill country.

▸ H7121 + H7279 ∅

▸ H7121 + H7378 6 occurrences

⦁ Genesis 26:19-22

19 But when Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water, 20 the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) the name of the well Esek, because they contended* (h6229. עָשַׂק ‘âśaq) with him. 21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) over that also, so he called (h7121. קָרָאqârâ’) its name Sitnah. 22 And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) over it. So he called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) its name Rehoboth, saying, “For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”

* h6229. עָשַׂק ‘âśaq; a primitive root (identical with h6231. עָשַׁק ‘âšaq); to press upon, i.e. quarrel: — strive with. Note these are cognate permutations of h6817. צָעַק ṣâ‘aq.

⦁ Judges 6:32

32 Therefore on that day Gideon was called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) Jerubbaal (h3378. יְרֻבַּעַל yeruḇa‘al), that is to say, “Let Baal contend (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) against him,” because he broke down his altar.

⦁ Judges 8:1

1 Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they accused(h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) him fiercely.

⦁ Amos 7:4

4 This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold, the Lord GOD was calling (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) for a judgment (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) by fire, and it devoured the great deep and was eating up the land.

▸ H7121 + H7379 3 occurrences

⦁ Exodus 17:7

7 And he called (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling (h7379. רִיב rîyḇ) of the people of Israel, and because they tested the LORD by saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

⦁ 2 Samuel 15:2

2 And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate. And when any man had a dispute (h7379. רִיב rîyḇ) to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) to him and say, “From what city are you?” And when he said, “Your servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel,”

⦁ Proverbs 18:6

6 A fool’s lips walk into a fight (h7379. רִיב rîyḇ),

and his mouth invites (h7121. קָרָא qârâ’) a beating.

▸ H0596 + H3885 ∅

▸ H0596 + H7279 ∅

▸ H0596 + H7378 ∅

▸ H0596 + H7379 ∅

▸ H3885 + H7279 ∅

▸ H3885 + H7378 ∅

▸ H3885 + H7379 ∅

▸ H7279 + H7378 ∅

▸ H7279 + H7379 ∅

▸ H7378 + H7379 12 occurrences

⦁ 1 Samuel 24:15

15 May the LORD therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) my cause (h7379. רִיב rîyḇ) and deliver me from your hand.”

⦁ 1 Samuel 25:39

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the LORD who has avenged (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) the insult I received at the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from wrongdoing. The LORD has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent and spoke to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

⦁ Psalms 43:1

1 Vindicate me, O God, and defend (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) my cause

against an ungodly people,

from the deceitful and unjust man

deliver me!

⦁ Psalms 74:22

22 Arise, O God, defend (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) your cause;

remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day!

⦁ Psalms 119:154

154 Plead (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) my cause and redeem me;

give me life according to your promise!

⦁ Proverbs 22:22-23

22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,

or crush the afflicted at the gate,

23 for the LORD will plead (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) their cause

and rob of life those who rob them.

⦁ Proverbs 23:10-11

10 Do not move an ancient landmark

or enter the fields of the fatherless,

11 for their Redeemer is strong;

he will plead (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) their cause against you.

⦁ Proverbs 25:9-10

9 Argue (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) your case with your neighbor himself,

and do not reveal another’s secret,

10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,

and your ill repute have no end.

⦁ Jeremiah 50:34

34 Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name. He will surely (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) plead (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.

⦁ Jeremiah 51:36

36 Therefore thus says the LORD:

“Behold, I will plead (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) your cause

and take vengeance for you.

I will dry up her sea

and make her fountain dry,

⦁ Lamentations 3:58

58 “You have taken up (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) my cause, O Lord;

you have redeemed my life.

⦁ Micah 7:9

9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD

because I have sinned against him,

until he pleads (h7378. רִיב rîyḇ) my cause

and executes judgment for me.

He will bring me out to the light;

I shall look upon his vindication.

2 Chronicles 16:9

9 For the eyes (h5869. עַיִן ‘aiyn) of the LORD run to and fro (h7751. שׁוּט šûṭ) throughout the whole (h3605. כֹּל ḵôl) earth, to show himself strong toward hearts of them loyal to him. You have been foolish in this; therefore from now on there are wars with you.”

Divrei Yamim 16:9

9 כי יהוה עיניו משטטות בכל־הארץ להתחזק עם־לבבם שלם אליו נסכלת על־זאת כי מעתה יש עמךמלחמות׃

These are the ones (the eyes of the LORD who run to and fro to test) as those who visited Sodom after visiting Abram; their very presence causes us to show our true colors.

NKJV Refs – 16:9 – Job 34:21; [Prov. 5:21; 15:3; Jer. 16:17; 32:19]; Zech. 4:10

ESV Refs – 16:9 – Zech. 4:10; [Prov. 15:3]

Job 34:19-22

19 Yet He is not partial to princes,

Nor does he regard the rich more than the poor;

For they are all the work of his hands.

20 In a moment they die, in the middle of the night;

The people are shaken and pass away;

The mighty are taken away without a hand.

21 “For his eyes (h5869. עַיִן ‘aiyn) are on the ways of man,

And he sees all his steps.

22 There is no darkness nor shadow of death

Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Zechariah 4:8-10

8 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

9 “The hands of Zerubbabel (h2216. זְרֻבָּבֶל zeruḇâḇel)

Have laid the foundation of this temple;

His hands shall also finish it.

Then you will know

That the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.

10 For who has despised the day of small things?

For these seven rejoice to see

The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.

They are the eyes (h5869. עַיִן ‘aiyn) of the LORD,

Which scan to and fro (h7751. שׁוּט šûṭ) throughout the whole earth.”

Zecharyah 4:9-10

9 ידי זרבבל יסדו הבית הזה וידיו תבצענה וידעת כי־יהוה צבאות שלחני אלכם׃

10 כי מי בז ליום קטנות ושמחו וראו את־האבן הבדיל ביד זרבבל שבעה־אלה עיני יהוה המהמשוטטים בכל־הארץ׃

h2216. זְרֻבָּבֶל zeruḇâḇel; from h2215. זָרַב zâraḇ and h0894. בָּבֶל ḇâḇel; from h1101. בָּלַלḇâlal

1 Kings 22:18-23

18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?” 19 And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left; 20 and the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said one thing, and another said another. 21 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ 22 And the LORD said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’ 23 Now therefore behold, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; the LORD has declared disaster for you.”

And we’ve spoken about the first and second chapters of Job several times. And see Daniel 7:9-10.

Many times have you heard the LORD called the LORD of hosts,

יהוה צבאות.

1 Samuel 1:11

11 וַתִּדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר וַתֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אִם־רָאֹ֥ה תִרְאֶ֣ה ׀ בָּעֳנִ֣י אֲמָתֶ֗ךָ וּזְכַרְתַּ֨נִי֙ וְלֹֽא־תִשְׁכַּ֣ח אֶת־אֲמָתֶ֔ךָוְנָתַתָּ֥ה לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ זֶ֣רַע אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּנְתַתִּ֤יו לַֽיהוָה֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו וּמוֹרָ֖ה לֹא־יַעֲלֶ֥ה עַל־רֹאשֹֽׁו׃

Exodus 16:4-5

4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. 5 And it shall be on day the sixth that they shall establish what they bring in, and it shall be twice as which they gather daily.”

Exodus 16:4-5

4 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י מַמְטִ֥יר לָכֶ֛ם לֶ֖חֶם מִן־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְיָצָ֨א הָעָ֤ם וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ דְּבַר־יֹ֣ום בְּיוֹמֹ֔ו לְמַ֧עַן אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּהֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ בְּתוֹרָתִ֖י אִם־לֹֽא׃

5 וְהָיָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י וְהֵכִ֖ינוּ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־יָבִ֑יאוּ וְהָיָ֣ה מִשְׁנֶ֔ה עַ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־יִלְקְט֖וּ יֹ֥ום ׀ יֹֽום׃ ס

On the sixth day mankind shows itself where its heart lies. If there is no intent to rest on the seventh, there will be no extra gathering on the sixth. Such establishes the intents of their hearts. The presence of the manna, a gift, brings out the true heart, in how we deal with it.

Be blest.

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