גָּרַע (ga.ra) means “to dimish” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: gaw-rah' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
גָּרַע · ga.ra · to dimish
1) to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to diminish 1a2) to restrain 1a3) to withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be withdrawn 1b2) to be restrained 1c) (Piel) to withdraw, draw up
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a primitive root; to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold
KJV glosses: abate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| or subtract | 2 |
| reduce | 2 |
| and hinder | 1 |
| and reduced | 1 |
| be reduced | 1 |
| disappear | 1 |
| he draws up | 1 |
| is clipped | 1 |
| is cut off | 1 |
| omit | 1 |
| or limit | 1 |
| or taken | 1 |
| reduce it | 1 |
| should we be excluded | 1 |
| take | 1 |
| taken away | 1 |
| will be reduced | 1 |
| will be withdrawn | 1 |
| will withdraw my favor | 1 |
| would be taken away | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and dost thou restrain | 1 |
| and it shall be abated | 1 |
| and restrainest | 1 |
| be done away | 1 |
| be taken | 1 |
| be taken away | 1 |
| clipped | 1 |
| for he maketh small | 1 |
| he withdraweth | 1 |
| over thee and have diminished | 1 |
| shall be diminished | 1 |
| shall he not diminish | 1 |
| therefore will i also diminish | 1 |
| thereto nor diminish | 1 |
| to it nor any thing taken | 1 |
| unto them diminish | 1 |
| upon them ye shall not diminish | 1 |
| wherefore are we kept back | 1 |
| whereunto they are received so shall it be taken | 1 |
| ye shall not minish | 1 |
| you neither shall ye diminish | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 21 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
Read word by wordGo and get your own straw wherever you can find it; but your workload will in no way be reduced.’”
Read word by wordThe Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”
Read word by wordIf he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
Read word by wordBut if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.
Read word by wordand said to Moses, “We are unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”
Read word by wordWhy should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.”
Read word by wordBut if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our allotted inheritance would be taken away.
Read word by wordAnd when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers.”
Read word by wordYou must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
Read word by wordSee that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 13.1
But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
Read word by wordDo you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?
Read word by wordHe does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
Read word by wordFor He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
Read word by wordI know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
Read word by wordDibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
Read word by word“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.
Read word by wordFor every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.
Read word by wordTherefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.
Read word by wordTherefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct.
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