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But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. (KJV)
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וְכַאֲשֶׁר֙ve.kha.'a.Sherand just as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Exodus 1:12 word 1
יְעַנּ֣וּye.'a.Nupeople afflicted
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
Meaning: to afflict
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Exodus 1:12 word 2
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 1:12 word 3
כֵּ֥ןkenso
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Exodus 1:12 word 4
יִרְבֶּ֖הyir.Behit increased
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 1:12 word 5
וְכֵ֣ןve.Khenand so
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Exodus 1:12 word 6
יִפְרֹ֑ץyif.Rotzit spread
Lemma: פָּרַץ (pa.rats) · Strong's: H6555
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to break through
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 28:14, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 38:29, Exodus 19:22, Exodus 19:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6555; TAHOT Exodus 1:12 word 7
וַיָּקֻ֕צוּvai.ya.Ku.tzuand people felt dread
Lemma: קוּץ (quts) · Strong's: H6973
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to loathe
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 27:46, Leviticus 20:23, Numbers 21:5, Numbers 22:3, 1 Kings 11:25, Proverbs 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6973; TAHOT Exodus 1:12 word 8
מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Nei<from> because of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: because
Used 85 times. Also: Genesis 6:13, Genesis 27:46, Genesis 36:7, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 47:13, Exodus 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440I; TAHOT Exodus 1:12 word 9
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Exodus 1:12 word 10
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Exodus 1:12 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But the more they were oppressed | → | עָנָה H6031B to afflict |
| the more they multiplied | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| and flourished | → | פָּרַץ H6555 to break through |
| so the Egyptians came to dread | → | קוּץ H6973 to loathe |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440I face: because |
| the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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