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H4672מָצָאma.tsa
to findPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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Now Rachel had taken the images, and had put them in the camels' basket, and was seated on them. And Laban, searching through all the tent, did not come across them.
מָצָֽא׃ ma.Tza' “he found [them]”
And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry because I do not get up before you, for I am in the common condition of women. And with all his searching, he did not come across the images.
מָצָ֖א ma.Tza' “he found”
Now that you have made search through all my goods, what have you seen which is yours? Make it clear now before my people and your people, so that they may be judges between us.
מָּצָ֙אתָ֙ ma.Tza.ta “did you find”
And I have oxen and asses and flocks and men-servants and women-servants: and I have sent to give my lord news of these things so that I may have grace in his eyes.
לִמְצֹא־ (מְצֹא) m.tzo'- “find”
And he gave the same orders to the second and the third and to all those who were with the herds, saying, This is what you are to say to Esau when you see him;
בְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖ם (מֹצַאֲ) mo.tza.'a. “find”
And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.
לִמְצֹא־ (מְצֹא) m.tzo'- “find”
And Jacob said, Not so; but if I have grace in your eyes, take them as a sign of my love, for I have seen your face as one may see the face of God, and you have been pleased with me.
מָצָ֤אתִי ma.Tza.ti “I have found”
And Esau said, Then keep some of my men with you. And he said, What need is there for that, if my lord is pleased with me?
אֶמְצָא־ 'em.tza'- “let me find”
And Shechem said to her father and her brothers, If you will give ear to my request, whatever you say I will give to you.
אֶמְצָא־ 'em.tza'- “let me find”
And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; that same Anah who made the discovery of the water-springs in the waste land, when he was looking after the asses of his father Zibeon.
מָצָ֤א ma.Tza' “he found”
And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?
וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּ (יִּמְצָאֵ֣) i.yim.tza.'E. “he found”
And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.
וַיִּמְצָאֵ֖ם (יִּמְצָאֵ֖) i.yim.tza.'E “he found”
And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?
מָצָ֑אנוּ ma.Tza.nu “we have found”
Then Judah sent his friend Hirah with the young goat, to get back the things which he had given as a sign to the woman: but she was not there.
מְצָאָֽהּ׃ (מְצָאָֽ) me.tza.'A “he found”
So he went back to Judah, and said, I have not seen her, and the men of the place say that there is no such woman there.
מְצָאתִ֑יהָ (מְצָאתִ֑י) me.tza.Ti. “I found”
And Judah said, Let her keep the things, so that we may not be shamed; I sent the young goat, but you did not see the woman.
מְצָאתָֽהּ׃ (מְצָאתָֽ) me.tza.Ta “you found”
And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had.
וַיִּמְצָ֨א (יִּמְצָ֨א) i.yim.Tza' “he found”
Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?
הֲנִמְצָ֣א (נִמְצָ֣א) nim.Tza' “has he been found”
See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?
מָצָ֙אנוּ֙ ma.Tza.nu “we found”
If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.
יִמָּצֵ֥א yi.ma.Tze' “it is found”
And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.
יִמָּצֵ֤א yi.ma.Tze' “it is found”
And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.
וַיִּמָּצֵא֙ (יִּמָּצֵא֙) i.yi.ma.Tze' “it was found”
And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.
מָצָא֙ ma.Tza' “he has found”נִמְצָ֥א nim.Tza' “it was found”
Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.
נִמְצָ֨א nim.Tza' “it was found”
For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?
יִמְצָ֖א yim.Tza' “it will find”