to stand
ya.tsav describes taking or maintaining a position, whether before someone, at an appointed place, or in confrontation.
The verb most often marks persons taking their place or presenting themselves at a designated location or before another; it also describes holding a position in conflict, resistance, readiness, or watchfulness. Imperative forms regularly call people to assume such a position, while imperfect and sequential forms narrate individuals or groups doing so.
Senses in use
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Taking one’s place before another or at a site · dominant
In 1 Samuel 10:19 the plural imperative calls the tribes to present themselves before the LORD, while Deuteronomy 31:14 narrates Moses and Joshua going and taking their place in the tent of meeting. Job 1:6 likewise uses an infinitive construct in the clause that the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD.
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Holding a position in opposition or action · common
In 2 Samuel 23:12 the sequential imperfect marks a warrior taking his position in the field before rescuing it and striking the Philistines. Psalm 2:2 applies plural imperfect forms to kings taking their stand against the LORD and his anointed, and Psalm 94:16 asks who will stand for the speaker against evildoers.
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Standing firm, ready, or on watch · occasional
Exodus 14:13 uses a plural imperative as Moses tells the people not to fear but to hold their position and see the LORD's salvation. In 2 Chronicles 20:17, another plural imperative occurs with directions not to fight but to take positions and see deliverance; Habakkuk 2:1 uses a first-person cohortative for taking a station on a watchpost in order to watch.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly renders the clause with “stand,” “took their stand,” or “present themselves,” and in readiness contexts with “take your positions” or “stand firm.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings reflect the clauses as a whole.