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Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. (KJV)

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וּלְשֵׁ֥םul.Shemand to Shem

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8035

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Shem

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8035; TAHOT Genesis 10:21 word 1

יֻלַּ֖דyu.Lad<it> was born

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPp3ms)

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 Genesis 10:21 word 2

גַּם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Genesis 10:21 word 3

ה֑וּאHu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 10:21 word 4

אֲבִי֙'a.Vi[the] father of

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 10:21 word 5

כָּל\־kol-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 Genesis 10:21 word 6

בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] sons of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 10:21 word 7

עֵ֔בֶר'E.verEber

Lemma: עֵ֫בֶר (e.ver) · Strong's: H5677G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Eber

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 10:24, Genesis 10:25, Genesis 11:14, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5677G; TAHOT Genesis 10:21 word 8

אֲחִ֖י'a.Chi[the] brother of

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

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

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 10:21 word 9

יֶ֥פֶתYe.fetJapheth

Lemma: יֶ֫פֶת (ye.phet) · Strong's: H3315

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Japheth

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 9:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3315; TAHOT Genesis 10:21 word 10

הַגָּדֽוֹל\׃ha.ga.Dol<the> old

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419K

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: great: old

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 27:1, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 44:12, 1 Samuel 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419K; TAHOT Genesis 10:21 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

And sons were also born	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
. . .	→	גַּם H1571 also
to Shem	→	שֵׁם H8035 Shem
the older	→	גָּדוֹל H1419K great: old
brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
[of] Japheth	→	יֶ֫פֶת H3315 Japheth
[Shem]	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
was the forefather	→	אָב H0001G father
of all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Eber	→	עֵ֫בֶר H5677G Eber

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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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