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Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הָ֥בָהHa.vahgive !

Lemma: יָהַב (ya.hav) · Strong's: H3051

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to give

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 29:21, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3051; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 1

נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.Mahlet us deal wisely

Lemma: חָכַם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2449

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVtc1cp)

Meaning: be wise

Used 26 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:29, 1 Kings 4:31, Job 32:9, Job 35:11, Psalms 19:7, Psalms 58:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2449; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 2

פֶּן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 3

יִרְבֶּ֗הyir.Behit should increase

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 4

וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.Yahand it will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 5

כִּֽי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 6

תִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahthey will happen

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)

Meaning: to encounter: chanced

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 49:1, Leviticus 10:19, Deuteronomy 22:6, Deuteronomy 31:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7122I; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 7

מִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.Mahwar

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16, Exodus 32:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 8

וְנוֹסַ֤ףve.no.Safand it will be added

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)

Meaning: to add

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 25:1, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:8, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254H; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 9

גַּם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 10

הוּא֙hu'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 11

עַל\־'al-to

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 12

שֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּso.ne.'Ei.nu[those who] hate us

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 13

וְנִלְחַם\־ve.nil.cham-and it will fight

Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)

Meaning: to fight

Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Numbers 21:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 14

וְעָלָ֥הve.'a.Lahand it will go up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 15

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 16

הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Exodus 1:10 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Come	→	יָהַב H3051 to give
let us deal shrewdly	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise
with them	→
or	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
they will increase even more	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
and if	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
a war	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
breaks out	→	קָרָא H7122I to encounter: chanced
they	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
may join	→	יָסַף H3254H to add
. . .	→	גַּם H1571 also
our enemies	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
fight	→	לָחַם H3898A to fight
against us	→
and leave	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
. . .	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the country	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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