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na.sag H5381

נָשַׂג (na.sag) means “to overtake” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

נָשַׂג Hebrew · H5381 50 tagged occurrences in 47 verses

Pronunciation guide: naw-sag' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5381

נָשַׂג · na.sag · to overtake

1) to reach, overtake, take hold upon 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to overtake 1a2) to reach, attain to, cause to reach 1a3) to be able to secure, reach, have enough

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to reach (literally or figuratively)

KJV glosses: ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, [idiom] surely, (over-) take (hold of, on, upon).

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How translators render H5381

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
and overtake you 3
and overtook 3
he can afford 3
afford 2
overtake 2
overtake him 2
overtook 2
will continue 2
will overtake them 2
and overtake 1
and overtaken 1
and overtook them 1
and when you overtake them 1
as he is able 1
but he prospers 1
can afford 1
catch 1
for you will surely overtake them 1
have overtaken her 1
have overtaken me 1
he prospers 1
i will overtake 1
matched 1
men move 1
negotiate 1
overtake them 1
overtake us 1
prospers 1
put 1
reach us 1
that reaches him 1
when the steward overtook them 1
will i overtake them 1
will overtake 1
you may catch them 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and overtook 3
overtake 2
overtook 2
shall reach 2
take hold 2
they shall obtain 2
and cannot get 1
and he overtook 1
and overtake 1
and overtaken 1
and take 1
and when thou dost overtake 1
be able 1
be not able to bring 1
been and have not attained 1
but no man put 1
but she shall not overtake 1
did not overtake 1
did they not take hold 1
for thou shalt surely 1
for ye shall overtake 1
have taken hold 1
he can get 1
him or if he be able 1
his ability 1
i will overtake 1
is able to get 1
is not able to get 1
lest he overtake 1
neither take they hold 1
of him that layeth 1
on thee and overtake 1
overtaketh 1
remove 1
shall attain 1
shall get 1
shall i overtake 1
shall overtake 1
such as he is able to get 1
thee and overtake 1
them and overtook 1
upon thee and overtake 1
wax rich 1

Verses containing H5381

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  1. Genesis 31:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there as well.

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  2. Genesis 44:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

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  3. Genesis 44:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the steward overtook them, he relayed these words to them.

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  4. Genesis 47:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”

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  5. Exodus 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.

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  6. Exodus 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’

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  7. Leviticus 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.

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  8. Leviticus 14:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,

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  9. Leviticus 14:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

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  10. Leviticus 14:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he must sacrifice the turtledoves or young pigeons, whichever he can afford,

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  11. Leviticus 14:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed.

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  12. Leviticus 14:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”

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  13. Leviticus 25:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  14. Leviticus 25:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a foreigner residing among you prospers, but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan,

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  15. Leviticus 25:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  16. Leviticus 26:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land.

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  17. Leviticus 27:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.

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  18. Numbers 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD for his separation, in addition to whatever else he can afford; he must fulfill whatever vow he makes, according to the law of his separation.”

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  19. Deuteronomy 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  20. Deuteronomy 28:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:

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  21. Deuteronomy 28:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

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  22. Deuteronomy 28:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the LORD your God and keep the commandments and statutes He gave you.

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  23. Joshua 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!”

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  24. 1 Samuel 14:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

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  25. 1 Samuel 30:8 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

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  26. 2 Samuel 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”

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  27. 2 Kings 25:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.

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  28. 1 Chronicles 21:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

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  29. Job 24:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.

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  30. Job 27:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.

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  31. Job 41:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow.

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    Source alternate reference: 41.18

  32. Psalms 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

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    Source alternate reference: 7.6

  33. Psalms 18:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

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    Source alternate reference: 18.38

  34. Psalms 40:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.

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    Source alternate reference: 40.13

  35. Psalms 69:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.

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    Source alternate reference: 69.25

  36. Proverbs 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.

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  37. Isaiah 35:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

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  38. Isaiah 51:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

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  39. Isaiah 59:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

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  40. Jeremiah 39:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.

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  41. Jeremiah 42:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there.

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  42. Jeremiah 52:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.

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  43. Lamentations 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.

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  44. Ezekiel 46:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He is to provide a grain offering of an ephah with the bull, an ephah with the ram, and as much as he is able with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.

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  45. Hosea 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’

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    Source alternate reference: 2.9

  46. Hosea 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?

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  47. Zechariah 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”

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