נָדַב nâdab — to impel
Translated in the KJV as offer freely, be (give, make, offer self) willing.
a primitive root; to impel; hence, to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously.
nâdab in each stem
Hitpa'el
Infinitive construct 5Participle (active) 5Perfect (qatal) 3Wayyiqtol 1
Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.
The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?
Qal (Pa'al)
Perfect (qatal) 2Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›