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And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֥יvay.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 12:10 word 1

רָעָ֖בra.'Ava famine

Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: famine

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 26:1, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36, Genesis 41:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 2

בָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzin the land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 3

וַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redand he went down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 4

אַבְרָ֤ם'av.RamAbram

Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abram

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 5

מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahEgypt towards

Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18, Genesis 21:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 6

לָג֣וּרla.Gurto sojourn

Lemma: גּוּר (gur) · Strong's: H1481A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to sojourn

Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:3, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1481A; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 7

שָׁ֔םShamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 8

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 9

כָבֵ֥דkha.Ved[was] heavy

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.ved) · Strong's: H3515

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: heavy

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 43:1, Genesis 47:4, Genesis 47:13, Genesis 50:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3515; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 10

הָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'Avthe famine

Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: famine

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 26:1, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36, Genesis 41:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 11

בָּאָֽרֶץ\׃ba.'A.retzin the land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 12:10 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Now there was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a famine	→	רָעָב H7458 famine
in the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
So Abram	→	אַבְרָם H0087 Abram
went down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
to Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
to live there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
for a while	→	גּוּר H1481A to sojourn
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
the famine	→	רָעָב H7458 famine
was severe	→	כָּבֵד H3515 heavy

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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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