a.hav expresses love or attachment toward people and God, and also preference for things, practices, or companions.

The supplied verses most often show personal attachment: between family members, friends, spouses, rulers and those close to them, and between God and people. They also show love directed toward God alongside obedience, care for a sojourner, preference for food or work, and participial descriptions of people as lovers or beloved.

1. Personal attachment and affection · dominant

   In Genesis 22:2, the perfect form identifies Isaac as the son Abraham loves; in 1 Samuel 18:1, Jonathan's love for David is compared with his own soul. The same relationship can be expressed passively: Deuteronomy 21:15 contrasts a loved wife with a hated wife, while 2 Samuel 1:23 calls Saul and Jonathan loved in their lives.

   Genesis 22:21 Samuel 18:11 Samuel 1:51 Samuel 18:20Deuteronomy 21:152 Samuel 1:23
2. Love for God expressed with obedience · common

   In Deuteronomy 10:12, the infinitive construct stands with fearing, walking in God's ways, and serving him; the APB renders the sequence "to love him, and to serve." In Deuteronomy 7:9 and Daniel 9:4, active participles describe those who love God and keep his commandments.

   Deuteronomy 10:12Deuteronomy 11:1Deuteronomy 7:9Exodus 20:6Daniel 9:41 Kings 3:3
3. Care or attachment shown toward another · occasional

   Deuteronomy 10:18 places the active participle in a clause about loving the sojourner by giving food and clothing, and Deuteronomy 10:19 follows with the command to love the sojourner. In Deuteronomy 7:13, the sequential perfect occurs before blessing and multiplying the people.

   Deuteronomy 10:18Deuteronomy 10:19Deuteronomy 7:13Hosea 11:1
4. Preference for an activity or thing · occasional

   Genesis 27:4 uses a first-person perfect in Isaac's request for savory food that he loves. Amos 4:5 addresses Israel's liking for the offerings they proclaim, while Amos 5:15 sets loving good opposite hating evil; Hosea 10:11 describes Ephraim as a heifer that loves to tread.

   Genesis 27:4Amos 4:5Amos 5:15Hosea 10:112 Chronicles 26:10
5. People described as lovers or attached companions · occasional

   Active participles in Esther 5:10, Esther 5:14, and Esther 6:13 identify people gathered with Haman as his lovers or friends in the APB. In Ezekiel 16:33 and Ezekiel 23:22, Piel active participles identify the people called "your lovers" within the verses' accusations and threatened gathering.

   Esther 5:10Esther 5:14Esther 6:13Ezekiel 16:33Ezekiel 16:37Ezekiel 23:22

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly uses "love," "loved," and "lovers," and in Esther 6:13 it renders the relevant group as "friends." Because the APB is a whole-verse paraphrase rather than a word-aligned translation, these renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.