נָגַשׂ (na.ga.s) means “to oppress” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: naw-gas' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
נָגַשׂ · na.ga.s · to oppress
1) to press, drive, oppress, exact, exert demanding pressure 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to press, drive 1a2) to exact 1a3) driver, taskmaster, ruler, oppressor, tyrant, lord, exactor of tribute (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be hard pressed
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a primitive root; to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
KJV glosses: distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), [idiom] raiser of taxes, taskmaster.
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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 |
|---|---|
| the taskmasters | 2 |
| a tax collector | 1 |
| and exacted | 1 |
| and you oppress | 1 |
| as your ruler | 1 |
| he was oppressed | 1 |
| of a driver | 1 |
| of the oppressor | 1 |
| of their oppressor | 1 |
| oppress | 1 |
| over their oppressors | 1 |
| ruler | 1 |
| so the taskmasters | 1 |
| taskmasters | 1 |
| the oppressor | 1 |
| their oppressors | 1 |
| to collect | 1 |
| were hard-pressed | 1 |
| were in distress | 1 |
| will an oppressor | 1 |
| will oppress one another | 1 |
| you may collect | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and the taskmasters | 2 |
| were distressed | 2 |
| and exact | 1 |
| and no oppressor | 1 |
| and thine exactors | 1 |
| he exacted | 1 |
| he shall not exact | 1 |
| he was oppressed | 1 |
| how hath the oppressor | 1 |
| of his oppressor | 1 |
| of taxes | 1 |
| of the driver | 1 |
| of the oppressor | 1 |
| of their taskmasters | 1 |
| out of him every oppressor | 1 |
| over their oppressors | 1 |
| shall be oppressed | 1 |
| taskmasters | 1 |
| the taskmasters | 1 |
| their oppressors | 1 |
| thou mayest exact | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 23 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
Read word by wordThat same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen:
Read word by wordSo the taskmasters and foremen of the people went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am no longer giving you straw.
Read word by wordThe taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, “Fulfill your quota each day, just as you did when straw was provided.”
Read word by wordThen the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”
Read word by wordThis is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.
Read word by wordYou may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you.
Read word by wordSeeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
Read word by wordNow the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
Read word by wordSo Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.
Read word by wordThe captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
Read word by wordHe scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.
Read word by wordThe people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
Read word by wordYouths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
Read word by wordFor as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.3
The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
Read word by wordyou will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
Read word by wordHe was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
Read word by word“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
Read word by wordInstead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.
Read word by wordIn his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.
Read word by wordBut I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.
Read word by wordThe cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.
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