In biblical terms, the concept of "fetch" generally refers to the act of retrieving or bringing something or someone. This action is often seen in various narratives throughout the Scriptures, where individuals are sent to bring back people, objects, or information. The term "fetch" is used in different contexts, illustrating both physical and spiritual dimensions of retrieval.

Old Testament References

1. Genesis 18:7 · In the account of Abraham, we see an example of hospitality and service. Abraham "ran to the herd, selected a tender, choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it." Here, the act of fetching is part of Abraham's eagerness to serve his divine visitors, demonstrating the importance of promptness and diligence in service.

2. 1 Samuel 9:3-4 · The narrative of Saul searching for his father's lost donkeys involves the act of fetching. Saul's father, Kish, instructs him to "take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys." This task sets the stage for Saul's eventual anointing as king, showing how a simple act of fetching can lead to significant divine appointments.

3. 2 Samuel 9:5 · King David's kindness to Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, involves fetching him from Lo Debar. "So King David had him brought from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar." This act of fetching is a demonstration of covenant faithfulness and mercy, reflecting God's kindness to His people.

New Testament References

While the specific term "fetch" is less commonly used in the New Testament, the concept is still present in the actions of Jesus and His disciples.

1. John 4:28-30 · The Samaritan woman at the well, after her encounter with Jesus, leaves her water jar and goes back to the town to fetch the people, saying, "Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?" Her act of fetching the townspeople to meet Jesus illustrates the evangelistic zeal that follows a transformative encounter with Christ.

2. Acts 9:38 · In the account of Peter raising Tabitha (Dorcas) from the dead, the disciples in Joppa send two men to fetch Peter, urging him, "Please come to us without delay." This act of fetching Peter is pivotal in demonstrating the power of God through the apostles and the importance of community intercession.

Theological Implications

The act of fetching in the Bible often signifies obedience, service, and the unfolding of God's providential plans. It underscores the importance of human agency in divine narratives, where individuals are called to participate in God's work through seemingly mundane tasks. Fetching can also symbolize the spiritual journey of seeking and bringing others to Christ, as seen in the New Testament.

In a broader theological context, fetching can be seen as a metaphor for God's pursuit of humanity. Just as individuals in the Bible are sent to fetch others, God actively seeks and retrieves His lost children, bringing them into His fold through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.1. (v. t.) To bear toward the person speaking, or the person or thing from whose point of view the action is contemplated; to go and bring; to get.

2. (v. t.) To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.

3. (v. t.) To recall from a swoon; to revive; -- sometimes with to; as, to fetch a man to.

4. (v. t.) To reduce; to throw.

5. (v. t.) To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to fetch a leap; to fetch a sigh.

6. (v. t.) To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.

7. (v. t.) To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.

8. (v. i.) To bring one's self; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.

9. (n.) A stratagem by which a thing is indirectly brought to pass, or by which one thing seems intended and another is done; a trick; an artifice.

10. (n.) The apparition of a living person; a wraith.

FETCH

Has generally the meaning of "to bring"; it is commonly the translation of Hebrew laqach, "to take" or "lay hold of," Hoph. "to be brought, seized or snatched away" (Genesis 18:4, etc.; Genesis 27:9; Genesis 42:16 1 Samuel 4:3 1 Kings 17:10, etc.); twice of nasa', "to lift up" (2 Chronicles 12:11, the American Standard Revised Version "bare"; Job 36:3); of bo', "to come in" (2 Chronicles 1:17 Nehemiah 8:15); of `alah, "to cause to come up" (1 Samuel 6:21; 1 Samuel 7:1); of yatsa', "to cause to come out" (Numbers 20:10, the American Standard Revised Version "bring forth"; Jeremiah 26:23), and of a number of other words.

In the New Testament it is the translation of exago, "to lead out" (Acts 16:37, "Let them come themselves and fetch us out," the Revised Version (British and American) "bring"); "to fetch a compass" is the translation of cabhabh (Numbers 34:5 Joshua 15:3, the Revised Version (British and American) "turn," "turned about"; 2 Samuel 5:23, the Revised Version (British and American) "make a circuit"; 2 Kings 3:9, the Revised Version (British and American) "made a circuit"); of perierchomai (aor. 2, perielthon), "to go about," "to wander up and down" (of a ship driven about; Acts 28:13, the Revised Version (British and American) "made a circuit," margin "some ancient authorities read cast loose").

The Revised Version (British and American) has "fetch" for "bring" (1 Kings 3:24), for "call for" (Acts 10:5; Acts 11:13); "fetched" for "called for" (Esther 5:10), for "took out" (Jeremiah 37:17); "fetched" for "took" (2 Chronicles 8:18).

W. L. Walker

1806. exago -- to lead out
... bring forth, fetch out, lead out. From ek and ago; to lead forth -- bring forth
(out), fetch (lead) out. see GREEK ek. see GREEK ago. (exagagein) -- 1 Occurrence ...
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4022. perierchomai -- to go about
... go about. From peri and erchomai (including its alternate); to come all around,
ie Stroll, vacillate, veer -- fetch a compass, vagabond, wandering about. ...
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5437. sabab -- to turn about, go around, surround
... bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, whirl, round about,. A primitive root;
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications ...
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3947. laqach -- to take
... accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold,. A primitive root;
to take (in the widest variety of applications) -- accept ...
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5670. abat -- to take or give a pledge
... borrow, break ranks, fetch a pledge, lend, surely. A primitive root; to
pawn; causatively, to lend (on security); figuratively, to ...
/hebrew/5670.htm - 6k

4116. mahar -- to hasten
... be carried headlong, fearful, cause to make, in, make hasten be hasty, fetch.
A primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily ...
/hebrew/4116.htm - 6k

5375. nasa -- to lift, carry, take
... desire (1), desire* (2), direct (1), ease (1), endure (4), endured (1), ever forgive
(1), exalt (2), exalted (9), exalting (2), favor* (1), fetch (1), forgave ...
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7725. shub -- to turn back, return
... to mind), carry again (back), cease, X certainly, come again (back), X consider, +
continually, convert, deliver (again), + deny, draw back, fetch home again ...
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622. asaph -- to gather, remove
... 1), withdraws (1), withdrew (1). assemble, bring, consume, destroy, fetch,
gather in, together, up again,. A primitive root; to gather ...
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5927. alah -- to go up, ascend, climb
... bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make
to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up ...
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5080. nadach -- to impel, thrust, banish
... figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.) -- banish, bring, cast down
(out), chase, compel, draw away, drive (away, out, quite), fetch a stroke ...
/hebrew/5080.htm - 6k

3318. yatsa -- to go or come out
... carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure),
draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out ...
/hebrew/3318.htm - 8k

The Fourth Part.
... Say not in thine heart, What Prometheus shall ascend into heaven and fetch it thence;
thou mayest fetch it thence by thine owne prayer: as did Elias and the ...
/.../ward/a coal from the altar to kindle the holy fire of zeale/the fourth part.htm

Daniel's First Protest against Idolatry.
... Come now, let us fetch the goddess from our ancestral home, and worship her here
in this place." The goddess referred to was Lakshmi, the wife of Vishnu, the ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/hodson/old daniel/chapter two daniels first protest.htm

The Voice of Stern Rebuke
... And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering
of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 10 the voice of.htm

How St Francis Passed the Time of Lent in an Island, on the Lake ...
... the island, his friend left him and returned home; the saint earnestly entreating
him to reveal to no one where he was, and not to come and fetch him before ...
/.../the little flowers of st francis of assisi/chapter vii how st francis.htm

A Prophet's Strange Providers
... And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering
of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/a prophets strange providers.htm

Book 9 Footnotes
... though perhaps there might be another Ophir in that South Sea also, and that fleets
might then sail both from Phoenicia and from the Red Sea to fetch the gold ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 9 footnotes.htm

Nanny was not Fit to be Moved for Some Time Yet...
... you. We're come to fetch you.' I wasn'ta bit frightened. I ... though. She was
away somewhere. Perhaps she was gone to fetch you then. I ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 30 nanny was not.htm

Pheroras's Wife is Accused by his Freedmen, as Guilty of Poisoning ...
... And when the king asked her about it, she confessed it; and as she was running to
fetch it, she threw herself down from the house-top; yet did she not kill ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 4 pherorass wife is.htm

How St Francis Converted Certain Robbers and Assassins, who Became ...
... To this he answered: "I am one of the Friars Minor." The porter said to him: "Wait
a little whilst I go and fetch St Francis, to see if he knows thee." While ...
/.../the little flowers of st francis of assisi/chapter xxvi how st francis.htm

Is God in the Camp?
... and Philistines made. The Israelites, instead of seeing to God himself,
went to Shiloh to fetch the ark of the covenant. The ark ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/is god in the camp.htm

Fetch (45 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for. 3. (vt) To recall from
a swoon; to revive; -- sometimes with to; as, to fetch a man to. ...
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Roof (55 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Matthew 24:17 let him who is on
the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house; (WEY NIV). ...
/r/roof.htm - 24k

Bring (1372 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To convey to the place where the speaker is or
is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch. ...
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Fetched (26 Occurrences)
... (imp. & pp) of Fetch. ... Jeremiah 36:21 And the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll,
and he fetched it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. ...
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Compass (51 Occurrences)
... border" (Exodus 27:5, "the compass of the altar," the Revised Version (British and
American) "the ledge round," so 38:4); the phrase "to fetch a compass" is ...
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Jaffa (10 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 10:5 And now send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter. (WEY). Acts
10:8 and, after telling them everything, he sent them to Jaffa. (WEY). ...
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Micai'ah (27 Occurrences)
... RSV). 1 Kings 22:9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said:
'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.' (See RSV). 1 Kings ...
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Chamberlain (14 Occurrences)
... thither. (DBY). 1 Kings 22:9 Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain,
and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah. (DBY). ...
/c/chamberlain.htm - 14k

Thence (152 Occurrences)
... Genesis 27:9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the
goats; and I will make them savory meat for thy father, such as he loveth: (KJV ...
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Festus (14 Occurrences)

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