Exodus 39:23 Go deeper
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And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend. (KJV)
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וּפִֽי\־u.fi-and [the] opening of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: opening
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 28:32, 1 Kings 7:31, Job 36:16, Zechariah 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310J; TAHOT Exodus 39:23 word 1
הַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'Ilthe robe
Lemma: מְעִיל (me.il) · Strong's: H4598
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: robe
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:31, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 29:5, Exodus 39:22, Exodus 39:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4598; TAHOT Exodus 39:23 word 2
בְּתוֹכ֖וֹbe.to.Kho[was] in [the] middle of it
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Exodus 39:23 word 3
כְּפִ֣יke.Filike [the] opening of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: opening
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 28:32, 1 Kings 7:31, Job 36:16, Zechariah 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310J; TAHOT Exodus 39:23 word 4
תַחְרָ֑אtach.Ra'a collar
Lemma: תַּחְרָא (ta.cha.ra) · Strong's: H8473
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: breastplate
Used 2 times. Also: Exodus 28:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8473; TAHOT Exodus 39:23 word 5
שָׂפָ֥הsa.Fahan edge
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: lip: edge
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 36:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193I; TAHOT Exodus 39:23 word 6
לְפִ֛יוle.Fiv[belonged] to opening its
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: opening
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 28:32, 1 Kings 7:31, Job 36:16, Zechariah 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310J; TAHOT Exodus 39:23 word 7
סָבִ֖יבsa.Vivall around
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Exodus 39:23 word 8
לֹ֥אlo'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 39:23 word 9
יִקָּרֵֽעַ\׃yi.ka.Re.a'it was torn
Lemma: קָרַע (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7167
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to tear
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 37:29, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 44:13, Exodus 28:32, Leviticus 13:56, Numbers 14:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7167; TAHOT Exodus 39:23 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| with an opening | → | פֶּה H6310J lip: opening |
| in the center | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
| of the robe | → | מְעִיל H4598 robe |
| like that | → | פֶּה H6310J lip: opening |
| of a garment | → | תַּחְרָא H8473 breastplate |
| with a collar | → | שָׂפָה H8193I lip: edge |
| around | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| the opening | → | פֶּה H6310J lip: opening |
| so that it would not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| tear | → | קָרַע H7167 to tear |
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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