Exodus 18:9 Go deeper
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And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. (KJV)
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וַיִּ֣חַדְּvai.Yi.chadand he rejoiced
Lemma: חָדָה (cha.dah) · Strong's: H2302
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 3 times. Also: Job 3:6, Psalms 21:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2302; TAHOT Exodus 18:9 word 1
יִתְר֔וֹyit.RoJethro
Lemma: יִתְרוֹ (yit.ro) · Strong's: H3503
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jethro
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:18, Exodus 18:1, Exodus 18:2, Exodus 18:5, Exodus 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3503; TAHOT Exodus 18:9 word 2
עַ֚ל'alon
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 18:9 word 3
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 18:9 word 4
הַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.Vahthe good
Lemma: טוֹבָה (to.vah) · Strong's: H2896C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: welfare
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Genesis 50:20, Numbers 24:13, Deuteronomy 23:6, Deuteronomy 28:11, Deuteronomy 30:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896C; TAHOT Exodus 18:9 word 5
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
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 18:9 word 6
עָשָׂ֥ה'a.Sahhe had done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Exodus 18:9 word 7
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 18:9 word 8
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'Elto Israel
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 18:9 word 9
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhom
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 18:9 word 10
הִצִּיל֖וֹhi.tzi.Lohe had delivered it
Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to rescue
Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Exodus 18:9 word 11
מִיַּ֥דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Exodus 18:9 word 12
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 18:9 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Jethro | → | יִתְרוֹ H3503 Jethro |
| rejoiced | → | חָדָה H2302 to rejoice |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the good things | → | טוֹבָה H2896C welfare |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| had done | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| for Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| whom | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| He had rescued | → | נָצַל H5337 to rescue |
| from the hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| of the Egyptians | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
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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