Strong’s H5068 · Hebrew

נָדַב
nâdab
naw-dab'

Definition

to impel; hence, to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

  • offer freely
  • be (give
  • make
  • offer self) willing(-ly)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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