Exodus 15:27 Go deeper
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And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. (KJV)
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וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 1
אֵילִ֔מָה'ei.Li.mahElim towards
Lemma: אֵילִם (e.lim) · Strong's: H0362
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Elim
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 16:1, Numbers 33:9, Numbers 33:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0362; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 2
וְשָׁ֗םve.Shamand [were] there
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 3
שְׁתֵּ֥יםshe.Teimtwo [plus]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HAcfda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 4
עֶשְׂרֵ֛ה'es.Rehten
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 5
עֵינֹ֥ת'ei.Notsprings of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: spring
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 16:7, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869M; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 6
מַ֖יִםMa.yimwater
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 7
וְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'Imand seventy
Lemma: שִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) · Strong's: H7657
Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)
Meaning: seventy
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:12, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 11:26, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7657; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 8
תְּמָרִ֑יםte.ma.Rimpalm trees
Lemma: תָּמָר (ta.mar) · Strong's: H8558
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: palm
Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 23:40, Numbers 33:9, Nehemiah 8:15, Psalms 92:12, Song of Solomon 7:7, Song of Solomon 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8558; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 9
וַיַּחֲנוּ\־vai.ya.cha.nu-and they encamped
Lemma: חָנָה (cha.nah) · Strong's: H2583
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to camp
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 33:18, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2583; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 10
שָׁ֖םshamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 11
עַל\־'al-at
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 15:27 word 12
הַמָּֽיִם\׃ha.Ma.yimthe water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Exodus 15:27 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then they came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to Elim | → | אֵילִם H0362 Elim |
| where | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| there were twelve | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| springs | → | עַ֫יִן H5869M spring |
| of water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| and seventy | → | שִׁבְעִים H7657 seventy |
| palm trees | → | תָּמָר H8558 palm |
| and they camped | → | חָנָה H2583 to camp |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| by | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the waters | → | מַי H4325G water |
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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