na.tsal most often denotes bringing someone or something out of an enemy’s hand, with rarer uses for taking or stripping possessions.

The predominant use describes freeing people, lives, cities, or possessions from an enemy’s hand, oppressive service, or immediate danger. Rarer Piel clauses concern taking goods as plunder, while a Hithpael form describes people stripping themselves of ornaments.

1. Bring out of an enemy’s hand or danger · dominant

   Hiphil forms repeatedly occur with persons or things being brought out of another’s power: in Exodus 6:6 the speaker promises release from Egypt’s service, and in 1 Samuel 17:37 David expects release from the Philistine as he had been from the lion and bear. In 2 Kings 20:6 the action concerns the king and city against Assyria, while Ezekiel 13:21 concerns people no longer being prey in others’ hands; the APB renders these clauses with terms such as “rescue” and “deliver.”

   Exodus 6:61 Samuel 17:372 Kings 20:6Ezekiel 13:211 Samuel 7:3Ezekiel 14:16
2. Take goods as plunder · rare

   Piel forms appear in acquisition-of-goods contexts. In Exodus 3:22 the people receive silver, gold, and clothing from Egyptians, and in 2 Chronicles 20:25 Jehoshaphat’s people take abundant property and precious articles; the APB renders the respective outcomes as “plunder” and carrying away spoil.

   Exodus 3:222 Chronicles 20:25
3. Strip oneself of possessions · rare

   In Exodus 33:6 the Hithpael form describes Israel removing its own ornaments after Mount Horeb; the APB renders the clause, “the people of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments.”

   Exodus 33:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the predominant cluster, the APB commonly uses “rescue” and “deliver” for clauses about release from a hand, service, or danger. In the rarer Piel and Hithpael contexts it instead uses “plunder” and “stripped themselves”; these renderings reflect whole translated clauses rather than a word-by-word alignment.