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גָּאַל

ga.alH1350

to redeem: redeem

Used 104 times in the tagged text.

H1350A · גָּאַל · to redeem: redeem

What it means

  • to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : redeem
  • 1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer
  • 1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance
  • 1a2) to redeem (by payment)
  • 1a3) to redeem (with God as subject)
  • 1a3a) individuals from death
  • 1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage
  • 1a3c) Israel from exile
  • 1b) (Niphal)
  • 1b1) to redeem oneself
  • 1b2) to be redeemed

H1350B · גְּאוּלַי · redemption

Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • redemption

H1350H · גָּאַל · to redeem: avenge

What it means

  • to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : avenge
  • 1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer
  • 1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance
  • 1a2) to redeem (by payment)
  • 1a3) to redeem (with God as subject)
  • 1a3a) individuals from death
  • 1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage
  • 1a3c) Israel from exile
  • 1b) (Niphal)
  • 1b1) to redeem oneself
  • 1b2) to be redeemed

H1350I · גָּאַל · to redeem: relative

What it means

  • to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : relative
  • 1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer
  • 1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance
  • 1a2) to redeem (by payment)
  • 1a3) to redeem (with God as subject)
  • 1a3a) individuals from death
  • 1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage
  • 1a3c) Israel from exile
  • 1b) (Niphal)
  • 1b1) to redeem oneself
  • 1b2) to be redeemed

Same idea, other words · Salvation and redemption

Salvation is rescue, and redemption is rescue by paying a price. The exodus supplies the pattern: God saves his people and redeems them from slavery.

Where it appears

  • Genesis1
  • Exodus2
  • Leviticus22
  • Numbers8
  • Deuteronomy2
  • Joshua3
  • Ruth21
  • 2 Samuel1
  • 1 Kings1
  • Job2
  • Psalms11
  • Proverbs1
  • Isaiah24
  • Jeremiah2
  • Lamentations1
  • Hosea1
  • Micah1

Every use · 1–50 of 104 · BSB

  1. Genesis 48:16הַגֹּאֵ֨לwho has redeemed

    the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

  2. Exodus 6:6וְגָאַלְתִּ֤יand I will redeem

    Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

  3. Exodus 15:13גָּאָ֑לְתָּyou have redeemed

    With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.

  4. Leviticus 25:25גֹֽאֲלוֹ֙kinsman-redeemer his

    If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.

  5. Leviticus 25:25וְגָאַ֕לand he will redeem

    If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.

  6. Leviticus 25:26גֹּאֵ֑לa kinsman-redeemer

    Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land,

  7. Leviticus 25:30יִגָּאֵ֗לit will be redeemed

    If it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its buyer and his descendants. It is not to be released in the Jubilee.

  8. Leviticus 25:33יִגְאַל֙he will redeem

    So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites.

  9. Leviticus 25:48יִגְאָלֶֽנּוּhe will redeem him

    he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:

  10. Leviticus 25:49יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּhe will redeem him

    either his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.

  11. Leviticus 25:49יִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּhe will redeem him

    either his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.

  12. Leviticus 25:49וְנִגְאָֽלand he will redeem himself

    either his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.

  13. Leviticus 25:54יִגָּאֵ֖לhe will be redeemed

    Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children shall be released in the Year of Jubilee.

  14. Leviticus 27:13גָּאֹ֖לcertainly [if] <to redeem>

    If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.

  15. Leviticus 27:13יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּהhe will redeem it

    If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.

  16. Leviticus 27:15יִגְאַ֖לhe will redeem

    But if he who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will belong to him.

  17. Leviticus 27:19גָּאֹ֤לcertainly [if] <to redeem>

    And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him.

  18. Leviticus 27:19יִגְאַל֙he will redeem

    And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him.

  19. Leviticus 27:20יִגְאַל֙he will redeem

    If, however, he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed.

  20. Leviticus 27:20יִגָּאֵ֖לit will be redeemed

    If, however, he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed.

  21. Leviticus 27:27יִגָּאֵ֖לit will be redeemed

    But if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

  22. Leviticus 27:28יִגָּאֵ֑לit will be redeemed

    Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.

  23. Leviticus 27:31גָּאֹ֥לcertainly [if] <to redeem>

    If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.

  24. Leviticus 27:31יִגְאַ֛לhe will redeem

    If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.

  25. Leviticus 27:33יִגָּאֵֽלit will be redeemed

    He must not inspect whether it is good or bad, and he shall not make any substitution. But if he does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy; they cannot be redeemed.’”

  26. Numbers 5:8גֹּאֵ֗לa kinsman-redeemer

    But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.

  27. Numbers 35:12מִגֹּאֵ֑לfrom an avenger

    You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

  28. Numbers 35:19גֹּאֵ֣ל[the] avenger of

    The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.

  29. Numbers 35:21גֹּאֵ֣ל[the] avenger of

    or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death; he is a murderer. When the avenger of blood finds the murderer, he is to kill him.

  30. Numbers 35:24גֹּאֵ֣ל[the] avenger of

    then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.

  31. Numbers 35:25גֹּאֵ֣ל[the] avenger of

    The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

  32. Numbers 35:27גֹּאֵ֣ל[the] avenger of

    and the avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed

  33. Numbers 35:27גֹּאֵ֤ל[the] avenger of

    and the avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed

  34. Deuteronomy 19:6גֹּאֵ֨ל[the] avenger of

    Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.

  35. Deuteronomy 19:12גֹּאֵ֥ל[the] avenger of

    the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.

  36. Joshua 20:3מִגֹּאֵ֖לfrom [the] avenger of

    so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

  37. Joshua 20:5גֹּאֵ֤ל[the] avenger of

    Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.

  38. Joshua 20:9גֹּאֵ֣ל[the] avenger of

    These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.

  39. Ruth 2:20מִֽגֹּאֲלֵ֖נוּ[is] one of kinsman-redeemer[s] our

    Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”

  40. Ruth 3:9גֹאֵ֖ל[are] a kinsman-redeemer

    “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”

  41. Ruth 3:12גֹאֵ֖ל[am] a kinsman-redeemer

    Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.

  42. Ruth 3:12גֹּאֵ֖ל[is] a kinsman-redeemer

    Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.

  43. Ruth 3:13יִגְאָלֵ֥ךְhe will redeem you

    Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”

  44. Ruth 3:13יִגְאָ֔לlet him redeem

    Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”

  45. Ruth 3:13לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְto redeem you

    Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”

  46. Ruth 3:13וּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְand I will redeem you

    Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”

  47. Ruth 4:1הַגֹּאֵ֤לthe kinsman-redeemer

    Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

  48. Ruth 4:3לַגֹּאֵ֔לto the kinsman redeemer

    And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.

  49. Ruth 4:4תִּגְאַל֙you will redeem

    I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.

  50. Ruth 4:4גְּאָ֔לredeem

    I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.

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