וַ/יַּצֵּ֥ל
𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤋
nâtsal
and he delivered
To deliver, rescue, or save, typically from danger, harm, or distress; to snatch or take away from the possession or control of another, sometimes with force or urgency. The verb can also refer to separating or extracting one party from another's grasp, including removing goods or people from threat, oppression, or captivity, or to strip, plunder, or take as spoil depending on context.
Judges 9:17 · Word #9
Lexicon H5337
| Lemma | נָצַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤑𐤋 |
| Transliteration | nâtsal |
| Strong's | H5337 |
| Definition | To deliver, rescue, or save, typically from danger, harm, or distress; to snatch or take away from the possession or control of another, sometimes with force or urgency. The verb can also refer to separating or extracting one party from another's grasp, including removing goods or people from threat, oppression, or captivity, or to strip, plunder, or take as spoil depending on context. |
Morphology HC/Vhw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he delivered |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5337-44
and he snatched away
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative), sequential imperfect (waw-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem expresses a causative action—causing someone or something to be pulled away or extracted. "Snatched away" preserves the root sense of forceful removal, and the prefixed waw with imperfect conveys the sequential past, "and he." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he delivered
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Narrative context and SILEX preference for "deliver, rescue" over the more forceful "snatched away" used in P1. "Delivered" is standard and contextually sound. |