ra.tsah describes favorable acceptance—of offerings, people, work, or conduct—and also being pleased with or consenting to something.

The prevailing use concerns favorable reception: God accepts offerings, people, and work, while persons may be accepted by others. The same verb also describes pleasure in a person, conduct, or object, and in several clauses denotes accepting Sabbaths or iniquity; one verse presents a compensating action.

1. favorable reception of offerings, people, or work · dominant

   Qal and Niphal forms occur where an offering is accepted or rejected, as in Leviticus 1:4 and Leviticus 22:23; in Leviticus 1:4 the APB renders the burnt offering as "accepted for him." The same favorable reception is shown when God accepts gathered Israel in Ezekiel 20:40, accepts a person's work in Ecclesiastes 9:7, or when Jacob says he has been accepted in Genesis 33:10.

   Leviticus 1:4Leviticus 22:23Ezekiel 20:40Ecclesiastes 9:7Genesis 33:10Amos 5:22
2. taking pleasure in a person, way, or object · common

   Qal forms describe pleasure or favor directed toward a person, conduct, or object. In Psalm 147:11 the APB says that the LORD "takes pleasure" in those who fear him, while Proverbs 16:7 concerns a man's ways being accepted and Isaiah 42:1 names the servant in whom God's soul has accepted.

   Psalm 147:11Psalm 149:4Proverbs 16:7Proverbs 3:12Isaiah 42:11 Chronicles 29:3
3. accepting a consequence or allotted observance · occasional

   The verb is used of the land accepting its Sabbaths while desolate in Leviticus 26:34 and 2 Chronicles 36:21. It also occurs where the people "accept their iniquity" in Leviticus 26:41 and Leviticus 26:43, linking the action to their humbled heart and rejection of God's judgments.

   Leviticus 26:34Leviticus 26:41Leviticus 26:432 Chronicles 36:21
4. consenting or making compensation · rare

   In Psalm 50:18, the Qal sequential imperfect appears in the clause about seeing a thief and consenting with him. Job 20:10 uses a Piel imperfect where the APB renders the sons' action as "compensate the poor," a distinct action in that verse.

   Psalm 50:18Job 20:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "accept," "accepted," or "acceptable" in offering, work, and person clauses, while it also uses "takes pleasure," "delight," "favored," and "consent" in other contexts. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than assigning a fixed English equivalent to every form.