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גָּרַע
gâraʻ · Hebrew · Strong's H1639 · 22 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “withdraw”
What it means
to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
abate, clip, diminish, do away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“withdraw”
“restrain”
“abate”
also renders qâlal (H7043), râphâh (H7503)
“diminish”
also renders mâʻaṭ (H4591)
“keep back”
also renders nosphízomai (G3557)
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
22 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 21 verses shown.
Deuteronomy 4:2 · HVqi2mp
You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.
Deuteronomy 12:32 · HVqi2ms
Whatever thing I command you, that you shall observe to do. You shall not add to it, nor take away from it.
Ecclesiastes 3:14 · HR/Vqc
I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
Exodus 5:8 · HVqi2mp
You shall require from them the number of the bricks which they made before. You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, saying, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to our God.’
Exodus 5:11 · HVNrmsa
Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.’”
Exodus 5:19 · HVqi2mp
The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble when it was said, “You shall not diminish anything from your daily quota of bricks!”
Exodus 21:10 HVqi3msEzekiel 5:11 HVqi1csEzekiel 16:27 HC/Vqw1csIsaiah 15:2 HVqsfsaJeremiah 26:2 HVqj2msJeremiah 48:37 HVqsfsaJob 15:4 HC/Vqi2msJob 15:8 HC/Vqi2msJob 36:7 HVqi3msJob 36:27 HVpi3msLeviticus 27:18 HC/VNq3msNumbers 9:7 HVNi1cpNumbers 27:4 HVNi3msNumbers 36:3 HC/VNq3fsNumbers 36:4 HVNi3ms
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