Exodus 5:12 Go deeper

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. (KJV)

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וַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzand it scattered

Lemma: פּוּץ (puts) · Strong's: H6327A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to scatter

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 11:9, Genesis 49:7, Numbers 10:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6327A; TAHOT Exodus 5:12 word 1

הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 5:12 word 2

בְּכָל\־be.kholin all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 5:12 word 3

אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Exodus 5:12 word 4

מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt

Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 5:12 word 5

לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁle.ko.Sheshto gather

Lemma: קָשַׁשׁ (qa.shash) · Strong's: H7197A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to gather

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 5:7, Numbers 15:32, Numbers 15:33, 1 Kings 17:10, 1 Kings 17:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7197A; TAHOT Exodus 5:12 word 6

קַ֖שׁkashstubble

Lemma: קַשׁ (qash) · Strong's: H7179

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

Meaning: stubble

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Job 13:25, Job 41:28, Job 41:29, Psalms 83:13, Isaiah 5:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7179; TAHOT Exodus 5:12 word 7

לַתֶּֽבֶן\׃la.Te.venfor the straw

Lemma: תֶּ֫בֶן (te.ven) · Strong's: H8401

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

Meaning: straw

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:25, Genesis 24:32, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:11, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8401; TAHOT Exodus 5:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

So the people	→	עַם H5971A people
scattered	→	פּוּץ H6327A to scatter
all over	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
of Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
to gather	→	קָשַׁשׁ H7197A to gather
stubble	→	קַשׁ H7179 stubble
for straw	→	תֶּ֫בֶן H8401 straw

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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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