Exodus 2:17 Go deeper

And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. (KJV)

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וַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.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 2:17 word 1

הָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'Imthe shepherds

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Exodus 2:17 word 2

וַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּםvay.ga.re.Shumand they drove away them

Lemma: גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) · Strong's: H1644G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)

Meaning: to drive out: drive out

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:11, Exodus 11:1, Exodus 12:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1644G; TAHOT Exodus 2:17 word 3

וַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komand he arose

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to arise: rise

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Exodus 2:17 word 4

מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMoses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:21, Exodus 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 2:17 word 5

וַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ןvai.Yo.o.shi.'Anand he delivered them

Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to save

Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Exodus 2:17 word 6

וַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.Yashkand he watered

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

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 2:17 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 2:17 word 8

צֹאנָֽם\׃tzo.Namflock their

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 2:17 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

And when some shepherds	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
came along	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
and drove them away	→	גָּרַשׁ H1644G to drive out: drive out
Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
rose up	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise
to help them	→	יָשַׁע H3467 to save
and watered	→	שָׁקָה H8248G to water: watering
their 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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