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And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. (KJV)
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וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: marry
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947I; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 1
עַמְרָ֜ם'am.RamAmram
Lemma: עַמְרָם (am.ram) · Strong's: H6019G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Amram
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 6:18, Numbers 3:19, Numbers 26:58, Numbers 26:59, 1 Chronicles 6:2, 1 Chronicles 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6019G; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 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 6:20 word 3
יוֹכֶ֤בֶדyo.Khe.vedJochebed
Lemma: יוֹכֶ֫בֶד (yo.khe.ved) · Strong's: H3115
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Jochebed
Used 2 times. Also: Numbers 26:59 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3115; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 4
דֹּֽדָתוֹ֙do.da.Tofather's sister his
Lemma: דֹּדָה (do.dah) · Strong's: H1733
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: aunt
Used 3 times. Also: Leviticus 18:14, Leviticus 20:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1733; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 5
לְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.Shahto a wife
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 6
וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she bore
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 7
אֶֽת\־'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 6:20 word 8
אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaron
Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Aaron
Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 9
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 6:20 word 10
מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 11
וּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.Neiand [the] years of
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 12
חַיֵּ֣יchai.Yei[the] life of
Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: life
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 13
עַמְרָ֔ם'am.RamAmram
Lemma: עַמְרָם (am.ram) · Strong's: H6019G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Amram
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 6:18, Numbers 3:19, Numbers 26:58, Numbers 26:59, 1 Chronicles 6:2, 1 Chronicles 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6019G; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 14
שֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'[were] seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 15
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.Shimand thirty
Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970
Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)
Meaning: thirty
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7970; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 16
וּמְאַ֖תu.me.'Atand one hundred
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Acfsc (Acfsc)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 17
שָׁנָֽה\׃sha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Exodus 6:20 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Amram | → | עַמְרָם H6019G Amram |
| married | → | לָקַח H3947I to take: marry |
| . . . | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| his father’s sister | → | דֹּדָה H1733 aunt |
| Jochebed | → | יוֹכֶ֫בֶד H3115 Jochebed |
| and she bore | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| him | → | |
| Aaron | → | אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron |
| and Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| Amram | → | עַמְרָם H6019G Amram |
| lived | → | חַיִּים H2416E life |
| 137 | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| . . . | → | שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty |
| . . . | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
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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