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He was a mighty hunter before the LORD : wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD . (KJV)
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הֽוּא\־hu'-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 10:9 word 1
הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 10:9 word 2
גִבֹּֽר\־gi.bor-a mighty [man] of
Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mighty man
Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2, Joshua 8:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Genesis 10:9 word 3
צַ֖יִדTza.yidhunting
Lemma: צַ֫יִד (tsa.yid) · Strong's: H6718A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wild game
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:5, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6718A; TAHOT Genesis 10:9 word 4
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 10:9 word 5
יְהוָ֑הYah.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 Genesis 10:9 word 6
עַל\־'al-there-
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 10:9 word 7
כֵּן֙ken-fore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 10:9 word 8
יֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.Marit is said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 10:9 word 9
כְּנִמְרֹ֛דke.nim.Rodlike Nimrod
Lemma: נִמְרֹד (nim.rod) · Strong's: H5248
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nimrod
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 10:8, 1 Chronicles 1:10, Micah 5:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5248; TAHOT Genesis 10:9 word 10
גִּבּ֥וֹרgi.Bora mighty [man] of
Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mighty man
Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2, Joshua 8:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Genesis 10:9 word 11
צַ֖יִדTza.yidhunting
Lemma: צַ֫יִד (tsa.yid) · Strong's: H6718A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wild game
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:5, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6718A; TAHOT Genesis 10:9 word 12
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 10:9 word 13
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.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 Genesis 10:9 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a mighty | → | גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man |
| hunter | → | צַ֫יִד H6718A wild game |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| so | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| it is said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Like Nimrod | → | נִמְרֹד H5248 Nimrod |
| a mighty | → | גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man |
| hunter | → | צַ֫יִד H6718A wild game |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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