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And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. (KJV)

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וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand [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 1:7 word 1

יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.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 1:7 word 2

פָּר֧וּpa.Ruthey were fruitful

Lemma: פָּרָה (pa.rah) · Strong's: H6509

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: be fruitful

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:7, Genesis 17:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6509; TAHOT Exodus 1:7 word 3

וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּvai.yish.re.Tzuand they swarmed

Lemma: שָׁרַץ (sha.rats) · Strong's: H8317

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to swarm

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:21, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:7, Exodus 8:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8317; TAHOT Exodus 1:7 word 4

וַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.Buand they multiplied

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 1:7 word 5

וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּvai.ya.'atz.Muand they became mighty

Lemma: עָצֹם (a.tsom) · Strong's: H6105A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: be vast

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 26:16, Exodus 1:20, Psalms 38:19, Psalms 40:5, Psalms 40:12, Psalms 69:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6105A; TAHOT Exodus 1:7 word 6

בִּמְאֹ֣דbim.'Odwith muchness

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Acmsa (Acmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Exodus 1:7 word 7

מְאֹ֑דme.'Odmuchness

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Exodus 1:7 word 8

וַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'and it was filled

Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNw3fs)

Meaning: to fill

Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Exodus 1:7 word 9

הָאָ֖רֶץha.'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 1:7 word 10

אֹתָֽם\׃\ \פ'o.Tamwith them

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Exodus 1:7 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

but the Israelites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
were fruitful	→	פָּרָה H6509 be fruitful
and increased rapidly	→	שָׁרַץ H8317 to swarm
they multiplied	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
and became exceedingly	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
. . .	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
numerous	→	עָצֹם H6105A be vast
so that the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
. . .	→	אֵת H0854 with
was filled with them	→	מָלֵא H4390 to fill

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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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