Exodus 2:18 Go deeper

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? (KJV)

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וַתָּבֹ֕אנָהva.ta.Vo.nahand they went

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 2:18 word 1

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 2:18 word 2

רְעוּאֵ֖לre.'u.'ElReuel

Lemma: רְעוּאֵל (re.u.el) · Strong's: H7467J

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Reuel

Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 10:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7467J; TAHOT Exodus 2:18 word 3

אֲבִיהֶ֑ן'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 2:18 word 4

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

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

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

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 2:18 word 5

מַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'why?

Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: why?

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 18:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Exodus 2:18 word 6

מִהַרְתֶּ֥ןmi.har.Tendid you hurry

Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4116A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Plural (HVpp2fp)

Meaning: to hasten

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4116A; TAHOT Exodus 2:18 word 7

בֹּ֖אbo'to come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 2:18 word 8

הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthis day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Exodus 2:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

When [the daughters] returned	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
their father	→	אָב H0001G father
Reuel	→	רְעוּאֵל H7467J Reuel
he asked them	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Why	→	מַדּוּעַ H4069 why?
have you returned	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
so early	→	מָהַר H4116A to hasten
today	→	יוֹם H3117G day

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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