Word Study – Nasa‘ (borne/bear)

A Study on Nasa’ (bear) as it relates to the

bearing of our griefs by the Lord Jesus Christ

The verses wherein nasa’ is used can be found below. I recommend reading the verses in context (in the Bible). This word is used in various different ways; I cannot draw any one conclusion from it at this time. Nonetheless, I hope it will prove to serve as a useful resource for myself, and others, as time goes by.

Borne – 05375 asn nasa’ naw-saw’ or hon nacah (#Ps 4:6) naw-saw’ a primitive root; v; AV-(bare, lift, etc…) up 219, bear 115, take 58, bare 34, carry 30, (take, carry)..away 22, borne 22, armourbearer 18, forgive 16, accept 12, exalt 8, regard 5, obtained 4, respect 3, misc 74; 654; 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take; 1a) (Qal); 1a1) to lift, lift up; 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure; 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive; 1b) (Niphal); 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted; 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up; 1b3) to be borne, be carried; 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away; 1c) (Piel); 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist; 1c2) to desire, long (fig.); 1c3) to carry, bear continuously; 1c4) to take, take away; 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself; 1e) (Hiphil); 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity); 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

Qal 08851, Perfect 08816, Count: 12562

Qal 08851: is the most frequently used verb pattern. It expresses the “simple” or “causal” action of the root in the active voice. Examples: he sat, he ate, he went, he said, he rose, he bought – This form accounts for 66.7% of the verbs parsed.

08816 Perfect: The Perfect expresses a completed action. 1) In reference to time, such an action may be: 1a) one just completed from the standpoint of the present “I have come” to tell you the news; 1b) one completed in the more or less distant past; In the beginning God “created” – “I was (once) young” and “I have (now) grown old” but “I have not seen” a righteous man forsaken; 1c) one already completed from the point of view of another past : God saw everything that “he had made;” 1d) one completed from the point of view of another action yet future; I will draw for thy camels also until “they have done” drinking; 2) The perfect is often used where the present is employed in English. 2a) in the case of general truths or actions of frequent occurrence—truths or actions which have been often experienced or observed: the grass “withereth” – the sparrow “findeth” a house; 2b) an action or attitude of the past may be continued into the present: “I stretch out” my hands to thee – “thou never forsakest” those who seek thee; 2c) the perfect of intransitive verbs is used where English uses the present; The perfect in Hebrew in such a case emphasises a condition which has come into “complete existence” and realisation: “I know” thou wilt be king – “I hate” all workers of iniquity; 2d) Sometimes in Hebrew, future events are conceived so vividly and so realistically that they are regarded as having virtually taken place and are described by the perfect. 2d1) in promises, threats and language of contracts the field “give I” thee and if not, “I will take it” 2d2) prophetic language; my people “is gone into captivity” (i.e. shall assuredly go).

Genesis 13:6 And the land was not able to bear <05375> (8804) them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

Genesis 18:26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare <05375> (8804) all the place for their sakes.

Genesis 19:21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted <05375> (8804) thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

Genesis 45:19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring <05375> (8804) your father, and come.

Genesis 47:30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry <05375> (8804) me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.

Exodus 6:8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear <05375> (8804) to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.

Exodus 10:13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought <05375> (8804) the locusts.

Exodus 18:22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear <05375> (8804) the burden with thee.

Exodus 28:12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear <05375> (8804) their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

Exodus 28:29 And Aaron shall bear <05375> (8804) the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually. 30 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear <05375> (8804) the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

Exodus 28:38 And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear <05375> (8804) the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

Exodus 35:21 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up <05375> (8804), and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD’S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

Exodus 35:26 And all the women whose heart stirred <05375> (8804) them up in wisdom spun goats’ hair.

Exodus 36:2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up <05375> (8804) to come unto the work to do it:

Leviticus 5:1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear <05375> (8804) his iniquity.

Leviticus 5:17 And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear <05375> (8804) his iniquity.

Leviticus 16:22 And the goat shall bear <05375> (8804) upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

Leviticus 17:16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear <05375> (8804) his iniquity.

Leviticus 24:15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear <05375> (8804) his sin.

Numbers 4:25 And they shall bear <05375> (8804) the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

Numbers 11:17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear <05375> (8804) the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

Numbers 14:19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven <05375> (8804) this people, from Egypt even until now.

Numbers 14:30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware <05375> (8804) to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Numbers 14:33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear <05375> (8804) your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

Numbers 16:15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken <05375> (8804) one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

Numbers 30:15 But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear <05375> (8804) her iniquity.

Numbers 31:49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken <05375> (8804) the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.

Deuteronomy 1:31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare <05375> (8804) thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.

I Samuel 17:34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took <05375> (8804) a lamb out of the flock:

II Samuel 18:28 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up <05375> (8804) their hand against my lord the king.

II Samuel 20:21 The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up <05375> (8804) his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

I Kings 2:26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest <05375> (8804) the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

I Kings 8:31 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid <05375> (8804) upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:

I Kings 10:11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought <05375> (8804) gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

II Kings 2:16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up <05375> (8804), and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

II Kings 9:25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid <05375> (8804) this burden upon him;

II Kings 14:10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up <05375> (8804): glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

II Kings 19:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up <05375> (8804) thy prayer for the remnant that are left.

II Kings 23:4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried <05375> (8804) the ashes of them unto Bethel.

II Kings 25:27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up <05375> (8804) the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

I Chronicles 18:11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought <05375> (8804) from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

I Chronicles 27:23 But David took <05375> (8804) not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.

II Chronicles 6:22 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid <05375> (8804) upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;

II Chronicles 11:21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took <05375> (8804) eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)

II Chronicles 12:11 And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched <05375> (8804) them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.

II Chronicles 25:19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up <05375> (8804) to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

Ezra 9:2 For they have taken <05375> (8804) of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.

Ezra 10:44 All these had taken <05375> (8804) strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

Nehemiah 9:15 And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn <05375> (8804) to give them.

Esther 5:2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained <05375> (8804) favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

Job 24:10 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away <05375> (8804) the sheaf from the hungry;

Job 34:19 How much less to him that accepteth <05375> (8804) not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

Psalm 15:3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up <05375> (8804) a reproach against his neighbour.

Psalm 24:4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up <05375> (8804) his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest <05375> (8804) the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Psalm 69:7 Because for thy sake I have borne <05375> (8804) reproach; shame hath covered my face.

Psalm 83:2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up <05375> (8804) the head.

Psalm 85:2 Thou hast forgiven <05375> (8804) the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

Psalm 88:15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer <05375> (8804) thy terrors I am distracted.

Psalm 93:3 The floods have lifted up <05375> (8804), O LORD, the floods have lifted up <05375> (8804) their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

Psalm 102:10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up <05375> (8804), and cast me down.

Psalm 139:20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take <05375> (8804) thy name in vain.

Psalm 143:8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up <05375> (8804) my soul unto thee.

Song of Solomon 5:7 The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away <05375> (8804) my veil from me.

Isaiah 5:26 And he will lift up <05375> (8804) an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

Isaiah 10:26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up <05375> (8804) after the manner of Egypt.

Isaiah 11:12 And he shall set up <05375> (8804) an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

Isaiah 14:4 That thou shalt take up <05375> (8804) this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

Isaiah 22:6 And Elam bare <05375> (8804) the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

Isaiah 37:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up <05375> (8804) thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

Isaiah 52:8 Thy watchmen shall lift up <05375> (8804) the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.

Isaiah 53:4 Surely he hath borne <05375> (8804) our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare <05375> (8804) the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Jeremiah 31:19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear <05375> (8804) the reproach of my youth.

Jeremiah 52:31 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up <05375> (8804) the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,

Lamentations 4:16 The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected <05375> (8804) not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.

Lamentations 5:13 They took <05375> (8804) the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.

Ezekiel 3:14 So the spirit lifted me up <05375> (8804), and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

Ezekiel 4:5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear <05375> (8804) the iniquity of the house of Israel. 6 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear <05375> (8804) the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

Ezekiel 11:24 Afterwards the spirit took me up <05375> (8804), and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.

Ezekiel 12:7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare <05375> (8804) it upon my shoulder in their sight.

Ezekiel 14:10 And they shall bear <05375> (8804) the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him…

Ezekiel 16:58 Thou hast borne <05375> (8804) thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD.

Ezekiel 17:23 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth <05375> (8804) boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

Ezekiel 18:6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up <05375> (8804) his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman…

Ezekiel 18:12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up <05375> (8804) his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination…

Ezekiel 18:15 That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up <05375> (8804) his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife,

Ezekiel 18:19 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear <05375> (8804) the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

Ezekiel 20:6 In the day that I lifted up <05375> (8804) mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:

Ezekiel 20:23 I lifted up <05375> (8804) mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;

Ezekiel 20:28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up <05375> (8804) mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.

Ezekiel 20:42 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up <05375> (8804) mine hand to give it to your fathers.

Ezekiel 26:17 And they shall take up <05375> (8804) a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!

Ezekiel 27:32 And in their wailing they shall take up <05375> (8804) a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?

Ezekiel 29:19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take <05375> (8804) her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.

Ezekiel 36:6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne <05375> (8804) the shame of the heathen: 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up <05375> (8804) mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.

Ezekiel 39:26 After that they have borne <05375> (8804) their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.

Ezekiel 44:10 And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear <05375> (8804) their iniquity. 11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them. 12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up <05375> (8804) mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear <05375> (8804) their iniquity. 13 And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear <05375> (8804) their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.

Ezekielkiel 47:14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up <05375> (8804) mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.

Hosea 13:1 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted <05375> (8804) himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

Joel 2:22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth <05375> (8804) her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

Amos 5:26 But ye have borne <05375> (8804) the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

Amos 6:10 And a man’s uncle shall take him up <05375> (8804), and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.

Micah 2:2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away <05375> (8804): so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Habakkuk 3:10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up <05375> (8804) his hands on high.

Haggai 2:19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth <05375> (8804): from this day will I bless you.

Zechariah 1:21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up <05375> (8804) his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.