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שׁוּב

shuvH7725

to return: return

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H7725G · שׁוּב · to return: return

What it means

  • to return, turn back
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : return
  • 1) to return, turn back
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to turn back, return
  • 1a1a) to turn back
  • 1a1b) to return, come or go back
  • 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
  • 1a1d) of dying
  • 1a1e) of human relations (fig)
  • 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
  • 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
  • 1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
  • 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
  • 1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
  • 1a1g) of inanimate things
  • 1a1h) in repetition
  • 1b) (Polel)
  • 1b1) to bring back
  • 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
  • 1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
  • 1b4) to show turning, apostatise
  • 1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
  • 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
  • 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
  • 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
  • 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
  • 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
  • 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
  • 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
  • 1d7) to turn against
  • 1d8) to bring back to mind
  • 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
  • 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
  • 1f) (Pulal) brought back

H7725H · שׁוּב · to return: rescue

What it means

  • to return, turn back
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : rescue/restore
  • 1) to return, turn back
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to turn back, return
  • 1a1a) to turn back
  • 1a1b) to return, come or go back
  • 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
  • 1a1d) of dying
  • 1a1e) of human relations (fig)
  • 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
  • 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
  • 1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
  • 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
  • 1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
  • 1a1g) of inanimate things
  • 1a1h) in repetition
  • 1b) (Polel)
  • 1b1) to bring back
  • 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
  • 1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
  • 1b4) to show turning, apostatise
  • 1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
  • 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
  • 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
  • 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
  • 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
  • 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
  • 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
  • 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
  • 1d7) to turn against
  • 1d8) to bring back to mind
  • 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
  • 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
  • 1f) (Pulal) brought back

H7725I · שׁוּב · to return: turn back

What it means

  • to return, turn back
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : turn_back/backslide
  • 1) to return, turn back
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to turn back, return
  • 1a1a) to turn back
  • 1a1b) to return, come or go back
  • 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
  • 1a1d) of dying
  • 1a1e) of human relations (fig)
  • 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
  • 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
  • 1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
  • 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
  • 1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
  • 1a1g) of inanimate things
  • 1a1h) in repetition
  • 1b) (Polel)
  • 1b1) to bring back
  • 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
  • 1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
  • 1b4) to show turning, apostatise
  • 1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
  • 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
  • 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
  • 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
  • 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
  • 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
  • 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
  • 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
  • 1d7) to turn against
  • 1d8) to bring back to mind
  • 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
  • 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
  • 1f) (Pulal) brought back

H7725J · שׁוּב · to return: again

What it means

  • to return, turn back
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : again/constantly
  • 1) to return, turn back
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to turn back, return
  • 1a1a) to turn back
  • 1a1b) to return, come or go back
  • 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
  • 1a1d) of dying
  • 1a1e) of human relations (fig)
  • 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
  • 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
  • 1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
  • 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
  • 1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
  • 1a1g) of inanimate things
  • 1a1h) in repetition
  • 1b) (Polel)
  • 1b1) to bring back
  • 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
  • 1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
  • 1b4) to show turning, apostatise
  • 1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
  • 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
  • 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
  • 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
  • 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
  • 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
  • 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
  • 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
  • 1d7) to turn against
  • 1d8) to bring back to mind
  • 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
  • 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
  • 1f) (Pulal) brought back

H7725K · שׁוּב · to return: pay

What it means

  • to return, turn back
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : pay/repay/revenge/reward
  • 1) to return, turn back
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to turn back, return
  • 1a1a) to turn back
  • 1a1b) to return, come or go back
  • 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
  • 1a1d) of dying
  • 1a1e) of human relations (fig)
  • 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
  • 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
  • 1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
  • 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
  • 1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
  • 1a1g) of inanimate things
  • 1a1h) in repetition
  • 1b) (Polel)
  • 1b1) to bring back
  • 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
  • 1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
  • 1b4) to show turning, apostatise
  • 1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
  • 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
  • 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
  • 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
  • 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
  • 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
  • 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
  • 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
  • 1d7) to turn against
  • 1d8) to bring back to mind
  • 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
  • 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
  • 1f) (Pulal) brought back

H7725L · שׁוּב · to return: refuse

What it means

  • to return, turn back
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : refuse/turn(face)
  • 1) to return, turn back
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to turn back, return
  • 1a1a) to turn back
  • 1a1b) to return, come or go back
  • 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
  • 1a1d) of dying
  • 1a1e) of human relations (fig)
  • 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
  • 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
  • 1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
  • 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
  • 1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
  • 1a1g) of inanimate things
  • 1a1h) in repetition
  • 1b) (Polel)
  • 1b1) to bring back
  • 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
  • 1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
  • 1b4) to show turning, apostatise
  • 1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
  • 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
  • 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
  • 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
  • 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
  • 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
  • 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
  • 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
  • 1d7) to turn against
  • 1d8) to bring back to mind
  • 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
  • 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
  • 1f) (Pulal) brought back

H7725M · שׁוּב · to return: reply

What it means

  • to return, turn back
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : reply
  • 1) to return, turn back
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to turn back, return
  • 1a1a) to turn back
  • 1a1b) to return, come or go back
  • 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
  • 1a1d) of dying
  • 1a1e) of human relations (fig)
  • 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
  • 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
  • 1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
  • 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
  • 1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
  • 1a1g) of inanimate things
  • 1a1h) in repetition
  • 1b) (Polel)
  • 1b1) to bring back
  • 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
  • 1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
  • 1b4) to show turning, apostatise
  • 1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
  • 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
  • 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
  • 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
  • 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
  • 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
  • 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
  • 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
  • 1d7) to turn against
  • 1d8) to bring back to mind
  • 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
  • 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
  • 1f) (Pulal) brought back

H7725N · שׁוּב · to return: recall

What it means

  • to return, turn back
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : recall/turn(heart)
  • 1) to return, turn back
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to turn back, return
  • 1a1a) to turn back
  • 1a1b) to return, come or go back
  • 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
  • 1a1d) of dying
  • 1a1e) of human relations (fig)
  • 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
  • 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
  • 1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
  • 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
  • 1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
  • 1a1g) of inanimate things
  • 1a1h) in repetition
  • 1b) (Polel)
  • 1b1) to bring back
  • 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
  • 1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
  • 1b4) to show turning, apostatise
  • 1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
  • 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
  • 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
  • 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
  • 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
  • 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
  • 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
  • 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
  • 1d7) to turn against
  • 1d8) to bring back to mind
  • 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
  • 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
  • 1f) (Pulal) brought back

H7725O · שׁוּב · to return: repent

What it means

  • to return, turn back
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : repent
  • 1) to return, turn back
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to turn back, return
  • 1a1a) to turn back
  • 1a1b) to return, come or go back
  • 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
  • 1a1d) of dying
  • 1a1e) of human relations (fig)
  • 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
  • 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
  • 1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
  • 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
  • 1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
  • 1a1g) of inanimate things
  • 1a1h) in repetition
  • 1b) (Polel)
  • 1b1) to bring back
  • 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
  • 1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
  • 1b4) to show turning, apostatise
  • 1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
  • 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
  • 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
  • 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
  • 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
  • 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
  • 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
  • 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
  • 1d7) to turn against
  • 1d8) to bring back to mind
  • 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
  • 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
  • 1f) (Pulal) brought back

Same idea, other words · Repentance and returning

The Old Testament says 'return to the Lord'; the New Testament adds a change of mind. The two pictures belong together.

Where it appears

  • Genesis68
  • Exodus28
  • Leviticus18
  • Numbers31
  • Deuteronomy35
  • Joshua36
  • Judges29
  • Ruth15
  • 1 Samuel45
  • 2 Samuel52
  • 1 Kings62
  • 2 Kings55
  • 1 Chronicles5
  • 2 Chronicles62
  • Ezra4
  • Nehemiah20
  • Esther8
  • Job39
  • Psalms71
  • Proverbs23
  • Ecclesiastes10
  • Song of Songs4
  • Isaiah51
  • Jeremiah111
  • Lamentations14
  • Ezekiel63
  • Daniel15
  • Hosea22
  • Joel6
  • Amos15
  • Obadiah1
  • Jonah5
  • Micah4
  • Nahum1
  • Habakkuk1
  • Zephaniah2
  • Zechariah18
  • Malachi7

Every use · 301–350 of 1,056 · BSB

  1. 1 Samuel 29:4וְיָשֹׁב֙so may he return

    But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?

  2. 1 Samuel 29:7שׁ֖וּבturn back

    Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”

  3. 1 Samuel 29:11לָשׁ֖וּבto return

    So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

  4. 1 Samuel 30:12וַתָּ֥שָׁבand it returned

    a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.

  5. 1 Samuel 30:19הֵשִׁ֥יבhe brought back

    Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.

  6. 2 Samuel 1:1שָׁ֔בhe returned

    After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.

  7. 2 Samuel 1:22תָשׁ֖וּבit returned

    From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.

  8. 2 Samuel 2:26לָשׁ֖וּבto turn back

    Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”

  9. 2 Samuel 2:30שָׁ֚בhe returned

    When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,

  10. 2 Samuel 3:11לְהָשִׁ֥יבto bring back

    And for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.

  11. 2 Samuel 3:16שׁ֖וּבreturn

    Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.

  12. 2 Samuel 3:16וַיָּשֹֽׁבand he returned

    Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.

  13. 2 Samuel 3:26וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּand they brought back

    As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David was unaware of it.

  14. 2 Samuel 3:27וַיָּ֤שָׁבand he returned

    When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.

  15. 2 Samuel 6:20וַיָּ֥שָׁבand he returned

    As soon as David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”

  16. 2 Samuel 8:3לְהָשִׁ֥יבto restore

    David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.

  17. 2 Samuel 8:13בְּשֻׁב֕וֹwhen returned he

    And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

  18. 2 Samuel 9:7וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יand I will restore

    “Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

  19. 2 Samuel 10:5וְשַׁבְתֶּֽםand you will return

    When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”

  20. 2 Samuel 10:14וַיָּ֣שָׁבand he returned

    When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.

  21. 2 Samuel 11:4וַתָּ֖שָׁבand she returned

    Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.

  22. 2 Samuel 11:15וְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םand you will turn back

    In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”

  23. 2 Samuel 12:23לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹto bring back him

    But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

  24. 2 Samuel 12:23יָשׁ֥וּבhe will return

    But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

  25. 2 Samuel 12:31וַיָּ֧שָׁבand he returned

    David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

  26. 2 Samuel 14:13הָשִׁ֥יבto bring back

    The woman asked, “Why have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not convict himself, since he has not brought back his own banished son?

  27. 2 Samuel 14:21הָשֵׁ֥בbring back

    Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

  28. 2 Samuel 15:8יְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיhe will bring back me

    For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”

  29. 2 Samuel 15:19שׁ֣וּבreturn

    Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.

  30. 2 Samuel 15:20שׁ֣וּבreturn

    In fact, you arrived only yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.”

  31. 2 Samuel 15:20וְהָשֵׁ֧בand take back

    In fact, you arrived only yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.”

  32. 2 Samuel 15:25הָשֵׁ֛בtake back

    Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.

  33. 2 Samuel 15:25וֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיand he will bring back me

    Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.

  34. 2 Samuel 15:27שֻׁ֥בָהreturn !

    The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.

  35. 2 Samuel 15:29וַיָּ֨שֶׁבand he took back

    So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

  36. 2 Samuel 15:34תָּשׁ֗וּבyou will return

    But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’

  37. 2 Samuel 16:3יָשִׁ֤יבוּthey will restore

    “Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”

  38. 2 Samuel 16:8הֵשִׁיב֩he has brought back

    The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”

  39. 2 Samuel 16:12וְהֵשִׁ֨יבand he will repay

    Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”

  40. 2 Samuel 17:3וְאָשִׁ֥יבָהand I will bring back

    and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”

  41. 2 Samuel 17:3כְּשׁ֣וּבas returns

    and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”

  42. 2 Samuel 17:20וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּand they returned

    When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

  43. 2 Samuel 18:16וַיָּ֣שָׁבand it turned back

    Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.

  44. 2 Samuel 19:10לְהָשִׁ֥יבto bring back

    But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”

  45. 2 Samuel 19:11לְהָשִׁ֥יבto bring back

    Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?

  46. 2 Samuel 19:12לְהָשִׁ֥יבto bring back

    You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’

  47. 2 Samuel 19:14שׁ֥וּבreturn

    So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”

  48. 2 Samuel 19:15וַיָּ֣שָׁבand he returned

    So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.

  49. 2 Samuel 19:37יָֽשָׁב־let him return

    Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”

  50. 2 Samuel 19:39וַיָּ֖שָׁבand he returned

    So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.

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