נָחָה nâchâh

Meaning

to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)

In the King James Version: bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Genesis 24:27 saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
• Genesis 24:48 Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
• Exodus 13:17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
• Exodus 13:21 And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
• Exodus 15:13 With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
• Exodus 32:34 Now go, lead the people to the place I described. Behold, My angel shall go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will punish them for their sin.”
• Numbers 23:7 And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’
• Deuteronomy 32:12 The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.
• 1 Samuel 22:4 So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
• 1 Kings 10:26 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
• 2 Kings 18:11 The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
• Nehemiah 9:12 You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.
• Nehemiah 9:19 You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.
• Job 12:23 He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
• Job 31:18 though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—
• Job 38:32 Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?
• Psalms 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
• Psalms 23:3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
• Psalms 27:11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
• Psalms 31:3 For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
• Psalms 43:3 Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.
• Psalms 60:9 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
• Psalms 61:2 From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
• Psalms 67:4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
• Psalms 73:24 You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
• Psalms 77:20 You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
• Psalms 78:14 He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.
• Psalms 78:53 He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.
• Psalms 78:72 So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
• Psalms 107:30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
• Psalms 108:10 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
• Psalms 139:10 even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.
• Psalms 139:24 See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.
• Psalms 143:10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
• Proverbs 6:22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
• Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
• Proverbs 18:16 A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
• Isaiah 57:18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
• Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.