The meaning of Fetch in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
fech (laqach): Has generally the meaning of "to bring"; it is commonly the translation of Hebrew laqach, "to take" or "lay hold of," Hoph. "to be brought, seized or snatched away" (Genesis 18:4, etc.; Genesis 27:9, etc.; Genesis 42:16; I Samuel 4:3; I Kings 17:10, etc.); twice of nasa', "to lift up" (II Chronicles 12:11, the American Standard Revised Version "bare"; Job 36:3); of bo', "to come in" (II Chronicles 1:17; Nehemiah 8:15); of 'alah, "to cause to come up" (I Samuel 6:21; I Samuel 7:1); of yatsa', "to cause to come out" (Numbers 20:10, the American Standard Revised Version "bring forth"; Jeremiah 26:23), and of a number of other words.
In the New Testament it is the translation of exago, "to lead out" (Acts 16:37, "Let them come themselves and fetch us out," the Revised Version (British and American) "bring"); "to fetch a compass" is the translation of cabhabh (Numbers 34:5; Joshua 15:3, the Revised Version (British and American) "turn," "turned about"; II Samuel 5:23, the Revised Version (British and American) "make a circuit"; II Kings 3:9, the Revised Version (British and American) "made a circuit"); of perierchomai (aor. 2, perielthon), "to go about," "to wander up and down" (of a ship driven about; Acts 28:13, the Revised Version (British and American) "made a circuit," margin "some ancient authorities read cast loose").
The Revised Version (British and American) has "fetch" for "bring" (I Kings 3:24), for "call for" (Acts 10:5; Acts 11:13); "fetched" for "called for" (Esther 5:10), for "took out" (Jeremiah 37:17); "fetched" for "took" (II Chronicles 8:18).
W. L. Walker
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