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And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. (KJV)
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וָאֵרָ֗אva.'e.Ra'and I appeared
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNw1cs)
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 6:3 word 1
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 2
אַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamAbraham
Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abraham
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 3
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 4
יִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakIsaac
Lemma: יִצְחָק (yits.chaq) · Strong's: H3327
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Isaac
Used 108 times. Also: Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 21:4, Genesis 21:5, Genesis 21:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 5
וְאֶֽל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 6
יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 7
בְּאֵ֣לbe.'El<in> God
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: God
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 8
שַׁדָּ֑יsha.DaiAlmighty
Lemma: שַׁדַּי (shad.day) · Strong's: H7706
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Almighty
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 17:1, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 48:3, Genesis 49:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7706; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 9
וּשְׁמִ֣יu.she.Miand name my
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 10
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 11
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 6:3 word 12
נוֹדַ֖עְתִּיno.Da'.tiI made myself known
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNp1cs)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Exodus 6:3 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I appeared | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Abraham | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Isaac | → | יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac |
| and to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| as God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
| Almighty | → | שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty |
| but [by] My name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| I did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| make Myself known | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| to them | → |
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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