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Strong’s H2974 · Hebrew

יָאַל

yâʼal · yaw-al'

Origin a primitive root (probably rather the same as יָאַל (H2973) through the idea of mental weakness);

Meaning properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition

In the King James Version assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, [idiom] willingly, would.

In 19 verses of the King James Version

  1. Genesis 18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
  2. Genesis 18:31And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.
  3. Exodus 2:21And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
  4. Deuteronomy 1:5On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
  5. Joshua 7:7And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!
  6. Joshua 17:12Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
  7. Judges 1:27Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
  8. Judges 1:35But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
  9. Judges 17:11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
  10. Judges 19:6And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
  11. 1 Samuel 12:22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
  12. 1 Samuel 17:39And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
  13. 2 Samuel 7:29Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
  14. 2 Kings 5:23And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
  15. 2 Kings 6:3And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
  16. 1 Chronicles 17:27Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
  17. Job 6:9Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
  18. Job 6:28Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
  19. Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.

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