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Exodus 2:4 וַתֵּתַצַּ֥ב and she stood

And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.

Exodus 8:20 וְהִתְיַצֵּב֙ and present yourself

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

Exodus 9:13 וְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב and present yourself

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

Exodus 14:13 הִֽתְיַצְב֗וּ stand firm

But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.

Here: A command to take up and hold a position: plant your feet and do not break and run (back to Egypt or into the desert). It is a soldier's stance facing the enemy, though verse 14 makes clear the LORD, not they, will do the fighting.

Exodus 19:17 וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ and they stood

Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

Exodus 34:5 וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב and he stood

And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

Here: A reflexive form meaning to station oneself, take up a position, present oneself in front of someone. It is more deliberate than plain 'stood': the one who came down now plants himself there for a face-to-face meeting.

Numbers 11:16 וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּ and they will present themselves

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.

Here: To station oneself formally, as people do when appearing before a king or before God for a solemn act (Exod 19:17; Josh 24:1; 1 Sam 10:19). The elders are not just standing about. They are presenting themselves for God to act.

Numbers 22:22 וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֞ב and he stood

Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

Here: A reflexive form: 'he took his stand' or 'planted himself'. It is deliberate, positioned confrontation, the stance of someone blocking a road on purpose. The same verb is used for taking up a position to face someone or something.

Numbers 23:3 הִתְיַצֵּב֮ take your stand

“Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,

Numbers 23:15 הִתְיַצֵּ֥ב take your stand

Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.”

Deuteronomy 7:24 יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב he will stand

He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.

Here: A reflexive form meaning "to station oneself, take up a position, hold one's ground." In battle it means standing firm against an attacker. Translations add "be able" because the Hebrew future can carry the sense of what is possible.

Deuteronomy 9:2 יִתְיַצֵּ֔ב will he stand

The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?”

Deuteronomy 11:25 יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב he will stand

No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.

Here: This form of the verb means to plant yourself in position and hold your ground, often as a fighter facing an enemy. The line says nobody will hold a battle line against Israel.

Deuteronomy 31:14 וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּ וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ and present yourselves, and they presented themselves

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.

Here: A plural command, addressed to both men: 'take up your position'. It is the formal word for standing before a superior or before God for an audience or a verdict, not just for standing somewhere.

Joshua 1:5 יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב he will stand

No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

Here: A reflexive form meaning 'station oneself, take up a position'. Followed by 'before you', it is battlefield language: to plant your feet and hold your ground against an opponent. Nobody will be able to stand up to Joshua.

Joshua 24:1 וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ and they presented themselves

Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

Judges 20:2 וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּ and they presented themselves

The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.

1 Samuel 3:10 וַיִּתְיַצַּ֔ב and he stood

Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”

1 Samuel 10:19 הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙ present yourselves

But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”

Here: A command: 'take your stations'. It is used for standing formally before God in solemn assembly (Exodus 19:17; Joshua 24:1), and here sets up the casting of lots.

1 Samuel 10:23 וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב and he presented himself

So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.

1 Samuel 12:7 הִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּ present yourselves

Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.

Here: A plural command meaning "take your positions." It is the language of an assembly drawn up formally before God, as at Sinai and at Shechem. Here it means standing as one party in a court case. It does not mean "keep still."

1 Samuel 12:16 הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ stand

Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.

1 Samuel 17:16 וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב and he took his stand

For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.

2 Samuel 18:13 תִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב you will stand

If I had jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”

2 Samuel 18:30 הִתְיַצֵּ֣ב stand

“Move aside,” said the king, “and stand here.” So he stepped aside.

2 Samuel 21:5 מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב from standing

And they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,

2 Samuel 23:12 וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב and he took his stand

But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.

1 Chronicles 11:14 וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּ and they took their stand

But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

2 Chronicles 11:13 הִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּ they took their stand

Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam.

Here: A reflexive form of 'stand': 'they set themselves', 'took up position'. It suggests reporting for duty in front of a superior, and openly taking one side.

2 Chronicles 20:6 לְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃ to hold ground

and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.

Here: "To station oneself, take up a position", often of soldiers holding ground. No one can plant his feet and hold a line against God. The same verb comes back in v. 17, where Judah is told to take up its position and watch.

2 Chronicles 20:17 הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ take your stand

You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”

Here: A command to take up a set position, often a soldier's place in the battle line. It is the same word Moses used at the Red Sea (Exod 14:13).

Job 1:6 לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב to present themselves

One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.

Here: A reflexive form: "to station themselves." It is the language of officials reporting for duty and standing in attendance before a seated king (compare Zech 6:5).

Job 2:1 לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב to present themselves, to present himself

On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.

Here: To take up one's position before a superior: the posture of courtiers or officers reporting for duty in front of their king.

Job 33:5 הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃ take your stand !

Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.

Job 38:14 וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ so they may stand forth

The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.

Job 41:10 יִתְיַצָּֽב׃ will he take his stand

No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me?

Psalm 2:2 יִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ׀ they take their stand

The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

Here: A reflexive form meaning 'they plant themselves, take up position'. It is the verb used of Goliath stepping out each day to face Israel's army (1 Sam 17:16), so it pictures a defiant, ready-for-battle stance, not just standing up. The Hebrew tense pictures something going on now: 'they are taking their stand.'

Psalm 5:5 יִתְיַצְּב֣וּ they will take their stand

The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.

Here: A reflexive form meaning "station themselves" or "present themselves." It is used of appearing for an audience before a king or God, and also of holding your ground against an opponent. The tense can mean "they will not," "they cannot" or "they may not" stand there: they are not admitted and they cannot hold their position.

Psalm 36:4 יִ֭תְיַצֵּב he takes his stand

Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

Here: A reflexive form: he places himself and stands firm. The night's thinking turns into a fixed position by day. This is deliberate, not drifting.

Psalm 94:16 יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב will he take his stand

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

Proverbs 22:29 יִתְיַצָּ֑ב יִ֝תְיַצֵּב he will take his stand

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Here: 'He will station himself' or 'take up his post'. Paired with 'before kings', it means he will hold a place in the royal service as a courtier or official. It does not mean merely meeting a king.

Jeremiah 46:4 וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ and take your stand

Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!

Jeremiah 46:14 הִתְיַצֵּב֙ take your stand

“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’

Here: Now singular, spoken to Egypt pictured as one soldier: 'take up your post!' It is a military order. The next verse turns it bitterly: Egypt's warriors 'did not stand' (v. 15).

Habakkuk 2:1 וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖ה and I will take my stand

I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.

Here: 'And let me station myself.' A reflexive form ('set myself') that adds firmness: to take a position and hold it, often used of standing ready before a superior or in battle. Again a form of resolve.

Zechariah 6:5 מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב from when presented themselves

And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.

Here: 'From presenting themselves.' Hityatsev is the verb for servants or officials taking their place before a superior to report or get orders. The winds have just come from an audience with God and now go out on assignment. Its sound echoes yotsʾot ('going out'): yatsaʾ and yatsav.