לָקַח (la.qach)

Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh…

Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken…

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be…

You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground, for you were taken out of it. For you are…

Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand,…

Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.

Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.

God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.

Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.”

You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean,…

but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned into the ship to him, for the waters were on the surface…

Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on…

Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of…

Abram and Nahor married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the…

Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife.…

Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother’s son, all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom…

The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, see your wife, take her, and go…

They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.

They took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself.”

that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram…

I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me:…

He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove,…

He brought him all these, and divided them in the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he didn’t divide…

Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and…

Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money: every male among…

Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

I will get a piece of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to…

Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.

He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and…

Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this…

When the morning came, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are…

Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman…

Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his…

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a container of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her…

He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.

Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.

He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.”

He said, “Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a…

Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey; and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son.…

Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife.…

Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham…

He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the…

I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son…

But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”

Yahweh, the God of heaven—who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who…

The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He…

As the camels had finished drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her…

My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose…

but you shall go to my father’s house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’

He said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife…

I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right…

Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as Yahweh has spoken.”

Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his…

She said to the servant, “Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.”…

Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. So Isaac was…

Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban…

When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of…

Go now to the flock and get me two good young goats from there. I will make them savory food for your father, such as…

His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me.”

He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother made savory food, such as his father loved.

Rebekah took the good clothes of Esau, her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her…

He said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”

He said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now…

until your brother’s anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send, and get you…

Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters…

Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father. Take a wife from there from the daughters of…

Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as…

So Esau went to Ishmael, and took, in addition to the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s…

He came to a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of the…

Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and…

In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob. He went in to her.

When Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her servant, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

Leah said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes,…

Jacob took to himself rods of fresh poplar, almond, and plane tree, peeled white streaks in them, and made the white…

Jacob heard Laban’s sons’ words, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. He has obtained all this…

He took his relatives with him, and pursued him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

Anyone you find your gods with shall not live. Before our relatives, discern what is yours with me, and take it.” For…

Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt around all the tent, but…

Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.

If you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives in addition to my daughters, no man is with us; behold, God is…

Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have…

Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He…

Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.

Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”

Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

then will we give our daughters to you; and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will…

But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone.”

“These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large…

On the third day, when they were sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword,…

They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went…

They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, that which was in the city, that which was in the field,

Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter…

Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, with his livestock, all his…

and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.

They took Joseph’s tunic, and killed a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

There, Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shua. He took her, and went in to her.

Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but…

Judah said, “Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven’t found her.”

When she travailed, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This came…

Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was…

Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into…

Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is…

He turned himself away from them, and wept. Then he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among…

The man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers…

Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you…

Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take from the choice fruits of the land in your…

and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it…

Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.

The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and…

The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the money that was…

If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’

Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will…

Now you are commanded to do this: Take wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and…

They took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt—Jacob, and…

From among his brothers he took five men, and presented them to Pharaoh.

After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and…

Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” He said, “Please bring them to me, and I…

Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward…

Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword…