Genesis 10:30 Go deeper
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And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. (KJV)
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וַֽיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 10:30 word 1
מוֹשָׁבָ֖םmo.sha.Vamdwelling place their
Lemma: מוֹשָׁב (mo.shav) · Strong's: H4186
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seat
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 27:39, Genesis 36:43, Exodus 10:23, Exodus 12:20, Exodus 12:40, Exodus 35:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4186; TAHOT Genesis 10:30 word 2
מִמֵּשָׁ֑אmi.me.Sha'from Mesha
Lemma: מֵשָׁא (me.sah) · Strong's: H4852
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Mesha
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4852; TAHOT Genesis 10:30 word 3
בֹּאֲכָ֥הbo.'a.Khahgoing you
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come (in): towards
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 35:16, Deuteronomy 33:16, Joshua 8:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935I; TAHOT Genesis 10:30 word 4
סְפָ֖רָהse.Fa.rahSephar towards
Lemma: סְפָר (se.phar) · Strong's: H5611
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sephar
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5611; TAHOT Genesis 10:30 word 5
הַ֥רhar[the] hill country of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: hill country
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 14:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022H; TAHOT Genesis 10:30 word 6
הַקֶּֽדֶם\׃ha.Ke.demthe east
Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: front: east
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 25:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6924G; TAHOT Genesis 10:30 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Their territory | → | מוֹשָׁב H4186 seat |
| extended from | → | בּוֹא H0935I to come (in): towards |
| Mesha | → | מֵשָׁא H4852 Mesha |
| to Sephar | → | סְפָר H5611 Sephar |
| in the eastern | → | קֶ֫דֶם H6924G front: east |
| hill country | → | הַר H2022H mountain: hill country |
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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