וַ/יַּצִּלֵ֖/הוּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤋/𐤄𐤅
nâtsal
and rescued him
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.
Genesis 37:21 · Word #3
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/Sp3ms
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 rescued him |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5337-46
and he pulled him away
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix ("him"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem expresses a causative action—causing someone to be pulled away or extracted. "Pulled him away" preserves the root sense of forceful removal, and the prefixed vav with sequential imperfect is reflected by "and he." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he rescued him
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | The context is Reuven intervening to save Joseph; 'and he rescued him' matches the common rendering and captures the intended action of deliverance more precisely than 'pulled him away'. SILEX definition supports 'rescue' as primary sense. |