H7378–רִיב–riv

And the herdmen of Gerar contended with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

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

And they digged another well, and contended for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

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

And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they did not contend: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

רָב֖וּ ra.Vu “they disputed”

And Jacob was wroth, and chid with Laban: and Jacob answered, and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so eagerly pursued after me?

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

Wherefore the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why chide you with me? why do ye tempt the LORD?

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

And if men contend together, and one shall smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he shall not die, but keep his bed:

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

And the people chid with Moses, and spoke, saying, O that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

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

This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

רָב֥וּ ra.Vu “they quarreled”

And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people: let his hands be sufficient for him, and be thou a help to him from his enemies.

רָ֣ב rav “he contended”

And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

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

And Joash said to all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he is a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.

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 called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.

יָ֤רֶב Ya.rev “let him conduct a case”

And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why hast thou treated us thus, that thou calledst us not when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? and they chid with him sharply.

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

And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

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

And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to us to complain, that we will say to them, Be favorable to them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give to them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

לָרִ֣יב (רִ֣יב) rov “make a complaint”

The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

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

The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.

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

And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to himself for a wife.

רָב֩ rav “he has conducted”

Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact interest, 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 assembled them, and set them in their place.

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

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane 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 made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons, or for yourselves.

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

If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

לָרִ֣יב (רִ֣יב) Riv “conduct a case”

I will say to God, Do not condemn me; show me why thou contendest 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”