H7378–רִיב–riv

But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him.

וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ (יָּרִ֜יבוּ) i.ya.Ri.vu “they disputed”

And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.

וַיָּרִ֖יבוּ (יָּרִ֖יבוּ) i.ya.Ri.vu “they disputed”

And he removed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

רָב֖וּ ra.Vu “they disputed”

And Jacob was angry, and he disputed with Laban. And Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my fault, what my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

וַיָּ֣רֶב (יָּ֣רֶב) i.Ya.rev “he quarreled”

And the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water, that we may drink! And Moses said to them, Why do ye dispute with me? Why do ye tempt Jehovah?

וַיָּ֤רֶב (יָּ֤רֶב) i.Ya.rev “it quarreled”תְּרִיבוּן֙ (תְּרִיבוּ) te.ri.Vu “are you quarreling”

And if men dispute, and one strike the other with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but take to [ergänzt: his] bed,

יְרִיבֻ֣ן (יְרִיבֻ֣) ye.ri.Vu “they will quarrel”

And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

וַיָּ֥רֶב (יָּ֥רֶב) i.Ya.rev “it quarreled”

These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them.

רָב֥וּ ra.Vu “they quarreled”

And this of Judah; and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him unto his people; May his hands strive for them; And be thou a help to him against his oppressors.

רָ֣ב rav “he contended”

And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ (תְּרִיבֵ֖) te.ri.Ve. “you contended with”

But Jo'ash said to all who were arrayed against him, "Will you contend for Ba'al? Or will you defend his cause? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been pulled down."

תְּרִיב֣וּן (תְּרִיב֣וּ) te.ri.Vu “will you conduct a case”יָרִ֥יב ya.Riv “he will conduct a case”יָ֣רֶב Ya.rev “let him conduct a case”

Therefore on that day he was called Jerubba'al, that is to say, "Let Ba'al contend against him," because he pulled down his altar.

יָ֤רֶב Ya.rev “let him conduct a case”

And the men of E'phraim said to him, "What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight with Mid'ian?" And they upbraided him violently.

וַיְרִיב֥וּן (יְרִיב֥וּ) y.ri.Vu “they quarreled”

Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever go to war with them?

הֲר֥וֹב (ר֥וֹב) Rov “really <to quarrel>”רָב֙ rav “did he quarrel”

And when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them, 'Grant them graciously to us; because we did not take for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else you would now be guilty.'"

לָרִ֣יב (רִ֣יב) rov “make a complaint”

They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

מְרִיבָ֗יו (מְרִיבָ֗י) me.ri.vo “[those who] contend against”

Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice [ergänzt: in delivering me] out of thy hand.

וְיָרֵ֣ב (יָרֵ֣ב) ya.Rev “may he conduct”

And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil; but Jehovah has returned Nabal's evil upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her as his wife.

רָב֩ rav “he has conducted”

And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother! And I set a great assembly against them.

וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ (אָרִ֙יבָ) 'a.Ri.va “I contended”

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.

וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ (אָרִ֙יבָ) 'a.Ri.va “I contended”

And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?

וָאָרִ֕יבָה (אָרִ֕יבָ) 'a.Ri.va “I contended”

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them by God [ergänzt: saying], Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

וָאָרִ֤יב (אָרִ֤יב) 'a.Riv “I contended”

If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.

לָרִ֣יב (רִ֣יב) Riv “conduct a case”

I will say unto +God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou strivest with me.

תְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃ (תְּרִיבֵֽ) te.ri.Ve. “do you contend with”

Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

תְּרִיבֽוּן׃ (תְּרִיבֽוּ) te.ri.Vu “will you argue a case”