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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