Exodus 2:19 Go deeper
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And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. (KJV)
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וַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָva.to.Mar.naand they said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)
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 2:19 word 1
אִ֣ישׁ'isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Exodus 2:19 word 2
מִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiEgyptian
Lemma: מִצְרִי (mits.ri) · Strong's: H4713
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Egyptian
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4713; TAHOT Exodus 2:19 word 3
הִצִּילָ֖נוּhi.tzi.La.nuhe rescued us
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 2:19 word 4
מִיַּ֣דmi.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 2:19 word 5
הָרֹעִ֑יםha.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 2:19 word 6
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Exodus 2:19 word 7
דָּלֹ֤הda.Lohcarefully <to draw>
Lemma: דָּלָה (da.lah) · Strong's: H1802
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to draw (up/out)
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 2:16, Psalms 30:1, Proverbs 20:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1802; TAHOT Exodus 2:19 word 8
דָלָה֙da.Lahhe drew
Lemma: דָּלָה (da.lah) · Strong's: H1802
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to draw (up/out)
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 2:16, Psalms 30:1, Proverbs 20:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1802; TAHOT Exodus 2:19 word 9
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 2:19 word 10
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 2:19 word 11
הַצֹּֽאן\׃ha.Tzonthe flock
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
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 2:19 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| An Egyptian | → | מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian |
| rescued us | → | נָצַל H5337 to rescue |
| from | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| the shepherds | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| they replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| He even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| drew water | → | דָּלָה H1802 to draw (up/out) |
| . . . | → | דָּלָה H1802 to draw (up/out) |
| for us | → | |
| and watered | → | שָׁקָה H8248G to water: watering |
| the flock | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
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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