a.tsal denotes being slow or inactive when urged to proceed and take possession of the land.

The sole attested use concerns delay or inaction in response to an exhortation to go and take possession of land.

1. Being slow to act · dominant

   In Judges 18:9, the Niphal jussive, addressed to a masculine plural group, occurs in an appeal to rise, go up, and take possession of the land; the APB renders the clause, “Do not be slow to go and take possession of the land.”

   Judges 18:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 18:9, the APB presents the clause as “Do not be slow to go and take possession of the land.” This reflects the clause-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.