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Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water , and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. (KJV)

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וּלְכֹהֵ֥ןu.le.kho.Henand [belonged] to [the] priest of

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

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

Meaning: priest

Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Exodus 2:16 word 1

מִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanMidian

Lemma: מִדְיָן (mid.yan) · Strong's: H4080H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Midian

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:19, Exodus 18:1, Numbers 22:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4080H; TAHOT Exodus 2:16 word 2

שֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'seven

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Exodus 2:16 word 3

בָּנ֑וֹתba.Notdaughters

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Exodus 2:16 word 4

וַתָּבֹ֣אנָהva.ta.Vo.nahand they came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)

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 2:16 word 5

וַתִּדְלֶ֗נָהva.tid.Le.nahand they drew

Lemma: דָּלָה (da.lah) · Strong's: H1802

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)

Meaning: to draw (up/out)

Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 2:19, Psalms 30:1, Proverbs 20:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1802; TAHOT Exodus 2:16 word 6

וַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙va.te.ma.Le.nahand they filled

Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVpw3fp)

Meaning: to fill

Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Exodus 2:16 word 7

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 2:16 word 8

הָ֣רְהָטִ֔יםha.re.ha.Timthe drinking troughs

Lemma: רַ֫הַט (ra.hat) · Strong's: H7298A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: trough

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 30:38, Genesis 30:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7298A; TAHOT Exodus 2:16 word 9

לְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.Kotto water

Lemma: שָׁקָה (sha.qah) · Strong's: H8248G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to water: watering

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:46, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8248G; TAHOT Exodus 2:16 word 10

צֹ֥אןtzon[the] flock of

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Exodus 2:16 word 11

אֲבִיהֶֽן\׃'a.vi.Henfather their

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Exodus 2:16 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Now the priest	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
of Midian	→	מִדְיָן H4080H Midian
had seven	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
daughters	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
and they came	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to draw water	→	דָּלָה H1802 to draw (up/out)
and fill	→	מָלֵא H4390 to fill
the troughs	→	רַ֫הַט H7298A trough
to water	→	שָׁקָה H8248G to water: watering
their father’s	→	אָב H0001G father
flock	→	צֹאן H6629G flock

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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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