Exodus 12:34 Go deeper
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And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. (KJV)
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וַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'and it carried off
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to lift: raise
Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Exodus 12:34 word 1
הָעָ֛םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 12:34 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
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 12:34 word 3
בְּצֵק֖וֹbe.tze.Kodough its
Lemma: בָּצֵק (ba.tseq) · Strong's: H1217
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: dough
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 12:39, 2 Samuel 13:8, Jeremiah 7:18, Hosea 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1217; TAHOT Exodus 12:34 word 4
טֶ֣רֶםTe.rembefore
Lemma: טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) · Strong's: H2962
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: before
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2962; TAHOT Exodus 12:34 word 5
יֶחְמָ֑ץyech.Matzit was leavened
Lemma: חָמֵץ (cha.mets) · Strong's: H2556A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to leaven
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:20, Exodus 12:39, Psalms 73:21, Hosea 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2556A; TAHOT Exodus 12:34 word 6
מִשְׁאֲרֹתָ֛םmish.'a.ro.Tamkneading troughs their
Lemma: מִשְׁאֶ֫רֶת (mish.e.ret) · Strong's: H4863
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: kneading
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 8:3, Deuteronomy 28:5, Deuteronomy 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4863; TAHOT Exodus 12:34 word 7
צְרֻרֹ֥תtze.ru.Rot[were] bound up
Lemma: צָרַר (tsa.rar) · Strong's: H6887B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsfpa)
Meaning: to constrain
Used 23 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Joshua 9:4, 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Samuel 1:26, 2 Samuel 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6887B; TAHOT Exodus 12:34 word 8
בְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖םbe.sim.lo.Tamin clothes their
Lemma: שִׂמְלָה (sim.lah) · Strong's: H8071
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: mantle
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 9:23, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 41:14, Genesis 44:13, Genesis 45:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8071; TAHOT Exodus 12:34 word 9
עַל\־'al-on
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 12:34 word 10
שִׁכְמָֽם\׃shikh.Mamshoulder their
Lemma: שְׁכֶם (she.khem) · Strong's: H7926
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: shoulder
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 48:22, Genesis 49:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7926; TAHOT Exodus 12:34 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| took | → | נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise |
| their dough | → | בָּצֵק H1217 dough |
| before | → | טֶ֫רֶם H2962 before |
| it was leavened | → | חָמֵץ H2556A to leaven |
| [carrying it] on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their shoulders | → | שְׁכֶם H7926 shoulder |
| in kneading bowls | → | מִשְׁאֶ֫רֶת H4863 kneading |
| wrapped | → | צָרַר H6887B to constrain |
| in clothing | → | שִׂמְלָה H8071 mantle |
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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