Exodus 18:3 Go deeper

And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: (KJV)

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וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <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 18:3 word 1

שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei[the] two

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)

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 18:3 word 2

בָנֶ֑יהָva.Nei.hasons her

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Exodus 18:3 word 3

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwho

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 18:3 word 4

שֵׁ֤םshem[the] name of

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Exodus 18:3 word 5

הָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.Chadthe one

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Exodus 18:3 word 6

גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔םge.re.Shom[was] Gershom

Lemma: גֵּרְשֹׁם (ge.re.shom) · Strong's: H1647G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Gershom

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 2:22, Judges 18:30, 1 Chronicles 23:15, 1 Chronicles 23:16, 1 Chronicles 26:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1647G; TAHOT Exodus 18:3 word 7

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 18:3 word 8

אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe had said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 18:3 word 9

גֵּ֣רgera sojourner

Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sojourner

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Exodus 18:3 word 10

הָיִ֔יתִיha.Yi.tiI have become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

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 18:3 word 11

בְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzin a 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 18:3 word 12

נָכְרִיָּֽה\׃na.khe.ri.Yahforeign

Lemma: נׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) · Strong's: H5237

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: foreign

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 31:15, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 21:8, Deuteronomy 14:21, Deuteronomy 15:3, Deuteronomy 17:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5237; TAHOT Exodus 18:3 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

along with	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
her two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
One	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
[son]	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
was named	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
Gershom	→	גֵּרְשֹׁם H1647G Gershom
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
Moses had said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I have been	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a foreigner	→	גֵּר H1616 sojourner
in a foreign	→	נׇכְרִי H5237 foreign
land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

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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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