Definition
or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 [7]), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Traditional renderings: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ( man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, × needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, swear, take (away, up), × utterly, wear, yield.
Traditional renderings: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ( man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, × needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, swear, take (away, up), × utterly, wear, yield.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָשָׂא:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
655 total
- Ezekiel 11:22וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ · spreadThen the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
- Ezekiel 11:24נְשָׂאַ֗תְנִי · lifted me upAnd the Spirit lifted me up and carried me back to Chaldea, to the exiles in the vision given by the Spirit of God. After the vision had gone up from me,
- Ezekiel 12:6תִּשָּׂא֙ · liftAnd as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”
- Ezekiel 12:7נָשָׂ֖אתִי · carrying themSo I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.
- Ezekiel 12:12יִשָּׂא֙ · will liftAnd at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.
- Ezekiel 14:10וְנָשְׂא֖וּ · They will bearThey will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet—
- Ezekiel 16:52שְׂאִ֣י · must bear; וּשְׂאִ֣י · must bearSo now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.
- Ezekiel 16:54תִּשְׂאִ֣י · you will bearSo you will bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you did to comfort them.
- Ezekiel 16:58נְשָׂאתִ֑ים · will bear the consequencesYou will bear the consequences of your lewdness and your abominations, declares the LORD.
- Ezekiel 17:8וְלָשֵׂ֣את · and bearIt had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’
- Ezekiel 17:9לְמַשְׂא֥וֹת · to pullSo you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.
- Ezekiel 17:14הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א · to lift itself up…so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.
- Ezekiel 17:23וְנָשָׂ֤א · so that it will bearI will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
- Ezekiel 18:6נָשָׂ֔א · lookHe does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
- Ezekiel 18:12נָשָׂ֣א · He liftsHe oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
- Ezekiel 18:15נָשָׂ֔א · lookHe does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
- Ezekiel 18:19נָשָׂ֥א · bearYet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.
- Ezekiel 18:20יִשָּׂ֣א׀ · bear; יִשָּׂא֙ · bearThe soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
- Ezekiel 19:1שָׂ֣א · take up“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel
- Ezekiel 20:5וָאֶשָּׂ֣א · I swore an oath; וָאֶשָּׂ֨א · With an uplifted…and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’
- Ezekiel 20:6נָשָׂ֤אתִי · I sworeOn that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.
- Ezekiel 20:15נָשָׂ֧אתִי · sworeMoreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—
- Ezekiel 20:23נָשָׂ֧אתִי · with an uplifted hand I sworeHowever, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.
- Ezekiel 20:28נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ · I sworeWhen I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.
- Ezekiel 20:31וּבִשְׂאֵ֣ת · When you offerWhen you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!
- Ezekiel 20:42נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ · I sworeThen you will know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land that I swore to give your fathers.
- Ezekiel 23:27תִשְׂאִ֤י · liftSo I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’
- Ezekiel 23:35שְׂאִ֥י · must bear the consequencesTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”
- Ezekiel 23:49תִּשֶּׂ֑אינָה · and you will bear the consequencesThey will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”
- Ezekiel 26:17וְנָשְׂא֨וּ · Then they will lamentThen they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
- Ezekiel 27:2שָׂ֥א · take up“Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre.
- Ezekiel 27:32וְנָשְׂא֨וּ · they will take upAs they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?
- Ezekiel 28:12שָׂ֥א · take up“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
- Ezekiel 29:15תִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א · exalt itselfEgypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations.
- Ezekiel 29:19וְנָשָׂ֨א · who will carry offTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.
- Ezekiel 32:2שָׂ֤א · take up“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
- Ezekiel 32:24וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ · They bearElam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.
- Ezekiel 32:25וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ · They bearAmong the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.
- Ezekiel 32:30וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ · and bearAll the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.
- Ezekiel 33:25תִּשְׂא֥וּ · lift upTherefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land?
- Ezekiel 34:29יִשְׂא֥וּ · bearAnd I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.
- Ezekiel 36:6נְשָׂאתֶֽם׃ · you have enduredTherefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I have spoken in My burning zeal because you have endured the reproach of the nations.
- Ezekiel 36:7נָשָׂ֣אתִי · have sworn; יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃ · will endureTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I have sworn with an uplifted hand that surely the nations around you will endure reproach of their own.
- Ezekiel 36:8תִּשְׂא֖וּ · and bearBut you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.
- Ezekiel 36:15תִשְׂאִי־ · endureI will no longer allow the taunts of the nations to be heard against you, and you will no longer endure the reproach of the peoples or cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Ezekiel 38:13לָשֵׂ֣את׀ · to make offSheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages will ask, ‘Have you come to capture the plunder? Have you assembled your hordes to carry away loot, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and goods, to seize great spoil?’