Exodus 12:5 Go deeper
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Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: (KJV)
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שֶׂ֥הseha lamb
Lemma: שֶׂה (seh) · Strong's: H7716
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sheep
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 30:32, Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7716; TAHOT Exodus 12:5 word 1
תָמִ֛יםta.Mimunblemished
Lemma: תָּמִים (ta.mim) · Strong's: H8549G
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: unblemished
Used 57 times. Also: Exodus 29:1, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 1:10, Leviticus 3:1, Leviticus 3:6, Leviticus 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8549G; TAHOT Exodus 12:5 word 2
זָכָ֥רza.Kharmale
Lemma: זָכָר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2145
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: male
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2145; TAHOT Exodus 12:5 word 3
בֶּן\־ben-a son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: aged
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:6, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121L; TAHOT Exodus 12:5 word 4
שָׁנָ֖הsha.Naha year
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Exodus 12:5 word 5
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 12:5 word 6
מִן\־min-one of
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 12:5 word 7
הַכְּבָשִׂ֥יםha.ke.va.Simthe lambs
Lemma: כֶּ֫בֶשׂ (ke.ve.s) · Strong's: H3532
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: lamb
Used 107 times. Also: Exodus 29:38, Exodus 29:39, Exodus 29:40, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 4:32, Leviticus 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3532; TAHOT Exodus 12:5 word 8
וּמִן\־u.min-and one of
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 12:5 word 9
הָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.Zimthe goats
Lemma: עֵז (ez) · Strong's: H5795
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: goat
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5795; TAHOT Exodus 12:5 word 10
תִּקָּֽחוּ\׃ti.Ka.chuyou will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 12:5 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Your | → | |
| lamb | → | שֶׂה H7716 sheep |
| must be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| an unblemished | → | תָּמִים H8549G unblemished |
| year-old | → | בֵּן H1121L son: aged |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| male | → | זָכָר H2145 male |
| [and] you may take | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| it from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the sheep | → | כֶּ֫בֶשׂ H3532 lamb |
| . . . | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| or the goats | → | עֵז H5795 goat |
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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