# רָצָה (ratsah) Israeli respelling: ra-tsah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H7521. 55 Old Testament occurrences. to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt King James renderings: (be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/ratsah-h7521 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 33:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/33/10) — And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy… - [Leviticus 1:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/1/4) — And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. - [Leviticus 7:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/7/18) — And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall i… - [Leviticus 19:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/19/7) — And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted. - [Leviticus 22:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/22/23) — Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for… - [Leviticus 22:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/22/25) — Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be… - [Leviticus 22:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/22/27) — When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth… - [Leviticus 26:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/26/34) — Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and e… - [Leviticus 26:41](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/26/41) — And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be… - [Leviticus 26:43](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/26/43) — The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the puni… - [Deuteronomy 33:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/33/11) — Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate… - [Deuteronomy 33:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/33/24) — And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. - [1 Samuel 29:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/29/4) — And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he… - [2 Samuel 24:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/24/23) — All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee. - [1 Chronicles 28:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/28/4) — Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be t… - [1 Chronicles 29:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/29/3) — Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to… - [1 Chronicles 29:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/29/17) — I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willi… - [2 Chronicles 10:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/10/7) — And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants f… - [2 Chronicles 36:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/36/21) — To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept… - [Esther 10:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/10/3) — For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wea… - [Job 14:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/14/6) — Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. - [Job 20:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/20/10) — His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. - [Job 33:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/33/26) — He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousne… - [Job 34:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/34/9) — For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God. - [Psalms 40:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/40/13) — Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. - [Psalms 44:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/44/3) — For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the… - [Psalms 49:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/49/13) — This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. - [Psalms 50:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/50/18) — When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. - [Psalms 51:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/51/16) — For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. - [Psalms 62:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/62/4) — They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. - [Psalms 77:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/77/7) — Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? - [Psalms 85:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/85/1) — Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. - [Psalms 102:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/102/14) — For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. - [Psalms 119:108](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/119/108) — Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. - [Psalms 147:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/147/10) — He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. - [Psalms 147:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/147/11) — The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. - [Psalms 149:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/149/4) — For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. - [Proverbs 3:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/3/12) — For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. - [Proverbs 16:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/16/7) — When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. - [Proverbs 23:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/23/26) — My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. - [Ecclesiastes 9:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/9/7) — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. - [Isaiah 40:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/40/2) — Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received… - [Isaiah 42:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/42/1) — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to t… - [Jeremiah 14:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/14/10) — Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accep… - [Jeremiah 14:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/14/12) — When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume t… - [Ezekiel 20:40](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/20/40) — For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in… - [Ezekiel 20:41](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/20/41) — I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been sc… - [Ezekiel 43:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/43/27) — And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon th… - [Hosea 8:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/8/13) — They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity… - [Amos 5:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/5/22) — Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat b… - [Micah 6:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/6/7) — Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, th… - [Haggai 1:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/haggai/1/8) — Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. - [Malachi 1:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/malachi/1/8) — And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor;… - [Malachi 1:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/malachi/1/10) — Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in… - [Malachi 1:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/malachi/1/13) — Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and t…