HEBREW WORD STUDY – COME NEAR – NAGASH נגשׁ Genesis 44:18: “Then Judah came near unto him, and said, ‘Oh, my Lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my Lord’s ears…’” The word for “come near” is nagash. This word means to draw near, but to draw near with a gift,
Genesis 44:18: “Then Judah came near unto him, and said, ‘Oh, my Lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my Lord’s ears…’” I read something interesting in the Talmud about this verse. The word for come near is nagash. This has the idea of drawing near or approaching with an
