Appoint נָתַן

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Mar 15, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter thirty-one of Exodus with our word for today. נָתַן give, hand down, set, place, lay, appoint. It is used 2010 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in a lot of ways because it is the basic word for give. In our chapter it is used in the sense to appoint, to assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to someone. We see our word used of Joseph by those who saw his character and what he could do. Genesis 39:4, 8 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and נָתַ֥ן he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had … But he refused and…