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Genesis 18:23 וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ and he drew near

Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Genesis 19:9 גֶּשׁ־ וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ approach, and they approached

“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.

Genesis 27:21 גְּשָׁה־ draw near !

Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”

Genesis 27:22 וַיִּגַּ֧שׁ and he drew near

So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”

Genesis 27:25 הַגִּ֤שָׁה וַיַּגֶּשׁ־ bring [it] near !, and he brought [it] near

“Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.

Genesis 27:26 גְּשָׁה־ draw near !

Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”

Genesis 27:27 וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ and he drew near

So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.

Genesis 29:10 וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ and he drew near

As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.

Genesis 33:3 גִּשְׁתּ֖וֹ drew near he

But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

Genesis 33:6 וַתִּגַּ֧שְׁןָ and they approached

Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.

Genesis 33:7 וַתִּגַּ֧שׁ נִגַּ֥שׁ and she approached, he approached

Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

Genesis 43:19 וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙ and they approached

So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

Genesis 44:18 וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ and he drew near

Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.

Genesis 45:4 גְּשׁוּ־ וַיִּגָּ֑שׁוּ draw near, and they drew near

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!

Genesis 48:10 וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ and he brought near

Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

Genesis 48:13 וַיַּגֵּ֖שׁ and he brought [them] near

And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.

Exodus 19:15 תִּגְּשׁ֖וּ you draw near

“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”

Exodus 19:22 הַנִּגָּשִׁ֥ים who draw near

Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”

Exodus 20:21 נִגַּ֣שׁ he drew near

And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

Exodus 21:6 וְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹ וְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ and he will bring near him

then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.

Exodus 24:2 וְנִגַּ֨שׁ יִגָּ֑שׁוּ and he will draw near, they will draw near

Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”

Exodus 24:14 יִגַּ֥שׁ he will draw near

And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”

Exodus 28:43 בְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם when draw near they

Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.

Exodus 30:20 בְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם when draw near they

Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.

Exodus 32:6 וַיַּגִּ֖שׁוּ and they brought near

So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.

Exodus 34:30 מִגֶּ֥שֶׁת from drawing near

Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.

Exodus 34:32 נִגְּשׁ֖וּ they drew near

And after this all the Israelites came near, and Moses commanded them to do everything that the LORD had told him on Mount Sinai.

Leviticus 2:8 וְהִגִּישָׁ֖הּ and he will bring near it

When you bring to the LORD the grain offering made in any of these ways, it is to be presented to the priest, and he shall take it to the altar.

Leviticus 8:14 וַיַּגֵּ֕שׁ and he brought near

Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

Leviticus 21:21 יִגַּ֔שׁ יִגַּ֖שׁ he will draw near

No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the food offerings to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.

Leviticus 21:23 יִגַּ֖שׁ he will draw near

but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”

Numbers 4:19 בְּגִשְׁתָּ֖ם when draw near they

In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.

Numbers 8:19 בְּגֶ֥שֶׁת when draw near

And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”

Numbers 32:16 וַיִּגְּשׁ֤וּ and they drew near

Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.

Deuteronomy 20:2 וְנִגַּ֥שׁ and he will come near

When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army,

Deuteronomy 21:5 וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ and they will draw near

And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

Deuteronomy 25:1 וְנִגְּשׁ֥וּ and they will draw near

If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

Deuteronomy 25:9 וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה and she will draw near

his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”

Joshua 3:9 גֹּ֣שׁוּ draw near

So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.”

Joshua 8:11 וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּ and they approached

Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the city. They arrived in front of Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the city.

Joshua 14:6 וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ and they approached

Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.

Joshua 21:1 וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּ and they approached

Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

Judges 6:19 וַיַּגַּֽשׁ׃ ס and he brought [them] near

So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.

Judges 9:52 וַיִּגַּ֛שׁ and he drew near

When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.

Judges 20:23 לָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙ to draw near

They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”

Ruth 2:14 גֹּ֤שִֽׁי approach

At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.

1 Samuel 7:10 נִגְּשׁ֔וּ they drew near

As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.

1 Samuel 9:18 וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ and he approached

Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”

1 Samuel 13:9 הַגִּ֣שׁוּ bring near

So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.

1 Samuel 14:18 הַגִּ֖ישָׁה bring near !

Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)

1 Samuel 14:34 הַגִּ֣ישׁוּ וַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּ bring near, and they brought near

Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.

1 Samuel 14:38 גֹּ֣שֽׁוּ draw near

Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.

1 Samuel 15:32 הַגִּ֤ישׁוּ bring near

Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”

1 Samuel 17:16 וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ and he drew near

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

1 Samuel 17:40 וַיִּגַּ֖שׁ and he drew near

And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.

1 Samuel 23:9 הַגִּ֖ישָׁה bring near !

When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

1 Samuel 28:25 וַתַּגֵּ֧שׁ and she brought [them] near

She served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. And that night they got up and left.

1 Samuel 30:7 הַגִּֽישָׁה־ וַיַּגֵּ֧שׁ bring near !, and he brought near

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,

1 Samuel 30:21 וַיִּגַּ֤שׁ and he approached

When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,

2 Samuel 1:15 גַּ֣שׁ draw near

Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.

2 Samuel 3:34 הֻגָּ֔שׁוּ they were brought near

Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.

2 Samuel 10:13 וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ and he drew near

So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.

2 Samuel 11:20 נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם did you draw near

if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?

2 Samuel 11:21 נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם did you draw near

Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”

2 Samuel 13:11 וַתַּגֵּ֥שׁ and she brought [them]

And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”

2 Samuel 17:29 הִגִּ֧ישׁוּ they brought

honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”

1 Kings 4:21 מַגִּשִׁ֥ים [they were] bringing

And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

1 Kings 18:21 וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ and he drew near

Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

1 Kings 18:30 גְּשׁ֣וּ וַיִּגְּשׁ֥וּ draw near, and they drew near

Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.

1 Kings 18:36 וַיִּגַּ֞שׁ and he drew near

At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.

1 Kings 20:13 נִגַּשׁ֮ he drew near

Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”

1 Kings 20:22 וַיִּגַּ֤שׁ and he drew near

Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”

1 Kings 20:28 וַיִּגַּ֞שׁ and he drew near

Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

1 Kings 22:24 וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ and he drew near

Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”

2 Kings 2:5 וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ and they drew near

Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

2 Kings 4:5 מַגִּשִׁ֥ים [were] bringing

So she left him, and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing jars to her, and she kept pouring.

2 Kings 4:6 הַגִּ֨ישָׁה bring near !

When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

2 Kings 4:27 וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ and he drew near

When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

2 Kings 5:13 וַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּ and they drew near

Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”

1 Chronicles 19:14 וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ and he drew near

So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.

2 Chronicles 18:23 וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ and he drew near

Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”

2 Chronicles 29:23 וַיַּגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ and they brought near

Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.

2 Chronicles 29:31 גֹּ֧שׁוּ draw near

Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.

Ezra 4:2 וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ and they approached

they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”

Ezra 9:1 נִגְּשׁ֨וּ they drew near

After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.

Job 40:19 יַגֵּ֥שׁ let him bring near

He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

Job 41:16 יִגַּ֑שׁוּ they draw near

One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.

Psalm 91:7 יִגָּֽשׁ׃ it will draw near

Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.

Isaiah 29:13 נִגַּשׁ֙ it has drawn near

Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

Isaiah 41:1 יִגְּשׁוּ֙ let them approach

“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.

Isaiah 41:21 הַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ bring near

“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.

Isaiah 41:22 יַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ let them bring [them] near

“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.

Isaiah 45:20 הִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּ draw near

Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.

Isaiah 45:21 וְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּ and bring near

Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.

Isaiah 49:20 גְּשָׁה־ draw near !

Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’

Isaiah 50:8 יִגַּ֥שׁ let him draw near

The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!

Isaiah 65:5 תִּגַּשׁ־ you draw near

They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.

Jeremiah 30:21 וְנִגַּ֣שׁ לָגֶ֥שֶׁת and he will draw near, to draw near

Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 42:1 וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙ and they approached

Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached

Jeremiah 46:3 וּגְשׁ֖וּ and draw near

“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!

Ezekiel 9:6 תִּגַּ֔שׁוּ you draw near

Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.

Ezekiel 44:13 יִגְּשׁ֤וּ וְלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙ they will draw near, and to draw near

They must not approach Me to serve Me as priests or come near any of My holy things or the most holy things. They will bear the shame of the abominations they have committed.

Joel 3:9 יִגְּשׁ֣וּ let them draw near

Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!

Amos 5:25 הִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־ did you bring near

Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Amos 6:3 וַתַּגִּישׁ֖וּן and you have brought near !

You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.

Amos 9:10 תַגִּ֧ישׁ it will bring near

All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’”

Amos 9:13 וְנִגַּ֤שׁ and he will approach

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.

Malachi 1:7 מַגִּישִׁ֤ים [you are] bringing near

By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.

Malachi 1:8 תַגִּשׁ֨וּן תַגִּ֛ישׁוּ you bring near !, you bring near

When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 1:11 מֻגָּ֛שׁ [is being] brought near

For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 2:12 וּמַגִּ֣ישׁ and [one who] brings near

As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who is awake and aware—even if he brings an offering to the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 3:3 מַגִּישֵׁ֥י bringing near

And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.