Exodus 4:26 Go deeper

So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art , because of the circumcision. (KJV)

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וַיִּ֖רֶףvai.Yi.refand he withdrew

Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503

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

Meaning: to slacken

Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT Exodus 4:26 word 1

מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nufrom him

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Exodus 4:26 word 2

אָ֚ז'azthen

Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: then

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 12:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT Exodus 4:26 word 3

אָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.Rahshe said

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

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

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 4:26 word 4

חֲתַ֥ןcha.Tana bridegroom of

Lemma: חָתָן (cha.tan) · Strong's: H2860

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son-in-law

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 19:12, Genesis 19:14, Exodus 4:25, Judges 15:6, Judges 19:5, 1 Samuel 18:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2860; TAHOT Exodus 4:26 word 5

דָּמִ֖יםda.Mimblood<s>

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Exodus 4:26 word 6

לַמּוּלֹֽת\׃\ \פla.mu.Lotto the circumcision

Lemma: מוּלָה (mu.lah) · Strong's: H4139

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: circumcision

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4139; TAHOT Exodus 4:26 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

So [the LORD] let him alone	→	רָפָה H7503 to slacken
. . .	→	מִן־ H4480A from
When	→	אָז H0227A then
she said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
bridegroom	→	חָתָן H2860 son-in-law
of blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
she was referring to the circumcision	→	מוּלָה H4139 circumcision

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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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