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שָׁלַח

sha.lachto send: departHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb847 occurrences34 books790 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Traditional renderings: × any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, × earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁלַח:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

847 total
  1. Numbers 5:2וִֽישַׁלְּחוּ֙ · to send away
    “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.
  2. Numbers 5:3תְּשַׁלֵּ֔חוּ · You must send away; תְּשַׁלְּח֑וּם · send them
    You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”
  3. Numbers 5:4וַיְשַׁלְּח֣וּ · sending
    So the Israelites did this, sending such people outside the camp. They did just as the LORD had instructed Moses.
  4. Numbers 13:2שְׁלַח־ · Send out; תִּשְׁלָ֔חוּ · send
    “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
  5. Numbers 13:3וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח · sent them
    So at the command of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
  6. Numbers 13:16שָׁלַ֥ח · sent
    These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
  7. Numbers 13:17וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח · sent
    When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.
  8. Numbers 13:27שְׁלַחְתָּ֑נוּ · you sent us
    And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!
  9. Numbers 14:36שָׁלַ֥ח · had sent
    So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land, who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land—
  10. Numbers 16:12וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח · summoned
    Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
  11. Numbers 16:28שְׁלָחַ֔נִי · has sent me
    Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:
  12. Numbers 16:29שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃ · sent me
    If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.
  13. Numbers 20:14וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח · sent
    From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
  14. Numbers 20:16וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח · sent
    …and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
  15. Numbers 21:6וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח · sent
    So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
  16. Numbers 21:21וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח · sent
    Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
  17. Numbers 21:32וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח · had sent
    After Moses had sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.
  18. Numbers 22:5וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח · he sent
    …he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
  19. Numbers 22:10שָׁלַ֥ח · sent me
    And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
  20. Numbers 22:15שְׁלֹ֣חַ · sent
    Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.
  21. Numbers 22:37שָׁלֹ֨חַ · send you an urgent summons; שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי
    And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to reward you richly?”
  22. Numbers 22:40וַיְשַׁלַּ֣ח · and he gave [portions]
    Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
  23. Numbers 24:12שָׁלַ֥חְתָּ · you sent me
    Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me
  24. Numbers 31:4תִּשְׁלְח֖וּ · Send
    Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”
  25. Numbers 31:6וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח · sent
    And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
  26. Numbers 32:8בְּשָׁלְחִ֥י · when I sent
    This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
  27. Deuteronomy 1:22נִשְׁלְחָ֤ה · Let us send
    Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.”
  28. Deuteronomy 2:26וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח · I sent
    So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
  29. Deuteronomy 7:20יְשַׁלַּ֛ח · will send
    Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished.
  30. Deuteronomy 9:23וּבִשְׁלֹ֨חַ · sent you out
    And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.
  31. Deuteronomy 15:12תְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ · you must set him
    If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.
  32. Deuteronomy 15:13תְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ · you release him; תְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ · send him away
    And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed.
  33. Deuteronomy 15:18בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙ · to set
    Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.
  34. Deuteronomy 19:12וְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ · must send for him
    …the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.
  35. Deuteronomy 21:14וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ · you are to let her go
    And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.
  36. Deuteronomy 22:7שַׁלֵּ֤חַ · go; תְּשַׁלַּח֙
    You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.
  37. Deuteronomy 22:19לְשַּׁלְּחָ֖הּ · divorce her
    They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
  38. Deuteronomy 22:29שַׁלְּחָ֖ה · divorce her
    …then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.
  39. Deuteronomy 24:1וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּ · and send her away
    If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
  40. Deuteronomy 24:3וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּ · and sends her away
    …and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,
  41. Deuteronomy 24:4שִׁ֠לְּחָהּ · divorced her
    …then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
  42. Deuteronomy 25:11וְשָׁלְחָ֣ה · and she reaches out
    If two men are fighting, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals,
  43. Deuteronomy 28:20יְשַׁלַּ֣ח · will send
    The LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him.
  44. Deuteronomy 28:48יְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּ · will send
    …you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
  45. Deuteronomy 32:24אֲשַׁלַּח־ · I will send
    They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.