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And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 1

יָכְלָ֣הya.khe.Lahshe was able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 2

עוֹד֮'Odstill

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 3

הַצְּפִינוֹ֒ha.tze.fi.Noto hide him

Lemma: צָפַן (tsa.phan) · Strong's: H6845

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

Meaning: to treasure

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 2:2, Joshua 2:4, Job 10:13, Job 14:13, Job 15:20, Job 17:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6845; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 4

וַתִּֽקַּֽח\־va.ti.kach-and she took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 5

תֵּ֣בַתTe.vata basket of

Lemma: תֵּבָה (te.vah) · Strong's: H8392

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: ark

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8392; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 6

גֹּ֔מֶאGo.me'papyrus

Lemma: גֹּ֫מֶא (go.me) · Strong's: H1573

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

Meaning: reed

Used 4 times. Also: Job 8:11, Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 35:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1573; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 7

וַתַּחְמְרָ֥הva.tach.me.Rahand sealed it she

Lemma: חָמַר (cha.mar) · Strong's: H2560B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to daub

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2560B; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 8

בַחֵמָ֖רva.che.Marwith <the> bitumen

Lemma: חֵמָר (che.mar) · Strong's: H2564

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

Meaning: bitumen

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2564; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 9

וּבַזָּ֑פֶתu.va.Za.fetand with <the> pitch

Lemma: זֶ֫פֶת (ze.phet) · Strong's: H2203

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: pitch

Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 34:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2203; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 10

וַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semand she put

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 11

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 2:3 word 12

הַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledthe child

Lemma: יֶ֫לֶד (ye.led) · Strong's: H3206

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

Meaning: youth

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3206; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 13

וַתָּ֥שֶׂםva.Ta.semand she put [it]

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 14

בַּסּ֖וּףba.Sufamong the rush[es]

Lemma: סוּף (suph) · Strong's: H5488H

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

Meaning: reed

Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 2:5, Isaiah 19:6, Jonah 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5488H; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 15

עַל\־'al-at

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 2:3 word 16

שְׂפַ֥תse.Fat[the] bank of

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: lip: shore

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 14:30, Joshua 11:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193J; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 17

הַיְאֹֽר\׃hay.'Orthe River

Lemma: יְאֹר (ye.or) · Strong's: H2975G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Nile

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Genesis 41:18, Exodus 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2975G; TAHOT Exodus 2:3 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

But when she could	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
longer	→	עוֹד H5750 still
hide him	→	צָפַן H6845 to treasure
she got	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
him	→
a papyrus	→	גֹּ֫מֶא H1573 reed
basket	→	תֵּבָה H8392 ark
and coated it	→	חָמַר H2560B to daub
with tar	→	חֵמָר H2564 bitumen
and pitch	→	זֶ֫פֶת H2203 pitch
Then she placed	→	שׂוּם H7760H to set: put
the child	→	יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth
in	→
[the basket]	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
and set	→	שׂוּם H7760H to set: put
it among the reeds	→	סוּף H5488H reed
along	→	עַל H5921A upon
the bank	→	שָׂפָה H8193J lip: shore
of the Nile	→	יְאֹר H2975G Nile

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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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