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And when she had opened it , she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children. (KJV)

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וַתִּפְתַּח֙va.tif.Tachand she opened [it]

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

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

Meaning: to open

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Exodus 2:6 word 1

וַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּva.tir.'E.huand she saw him

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Exodus 2:6 word 2

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 2:6 word 3

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 2:6 word 4

וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Exodus 2:6 word 5

נַ֖עַרNa.'ara lad

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

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

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Exodus 2:6 word 6

בֹּכֶ֑הbo.Kheh[was] crying

Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to weep

Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 37:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1058; TAHOT Exodus 2:6 word 7

וַתַּחְמֹ֣לva.tach.Moland she had compassion

Lemma: חָמַל (cha.mal) · Strong's: H2550

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

Meaning: to spare

Used 41 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:8, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15, 1 Samuel 23:21, 2 Samuel 12:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2550; TAHOT Exodus 2:6 word 8

עָלָ֔יו'a.Lavon him

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 2:6 word 9

וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she said

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

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

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 2:6 word 10

מִיַּלְדֵ֥יmi.yal.Dei[is] one of [the] children of

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 2:6 word 11

הָֽעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.Rimthe Hebrews

Lemma: עִבְרִי (iv.ri) · Strong's: H5680

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Hebrew

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 14:13, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:17, Genesis 40:15, Genesis 41:12, Genesis 43:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5680; TAHOT Exodus 2:6 word 12

זֶֽה\׃Zehthis

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Exodus 2:6 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

When she opened it	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
she saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
the child	→	יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth
and behold	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
the little boy	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
was crying	→	בָּכָה H1058 to weep
So she had compassion	→	חָמַל H2550 to spare
on him	→	עַל H5921A upon
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
This is one of	→	זֶה H2088 this
the Hebrew	→	עִבְרִי H5680 Hebrew
children	→	יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth

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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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