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And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֕יvay.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 12:11 word 1

כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust as

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 2

הִקְרִ֖יבhik.Rivhe drew near

Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to present: come

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 3

לָב֣וֹאla.Vo'to enter

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

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

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 4

מִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahEgypt <towards>

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

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

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

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 5

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

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 12:11 word 6

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 Genesis 12:11 word 7

שָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiSarai

Lemma: שָׂרַי (sa.ray) · Strong's: H8297

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Sarai

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 16:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8297; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 8

אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.Towife his

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 9

הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-here!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 10

נָ֣אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 11

יָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

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 Genesis 12:11 word 12

כִּ֛יkithat

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 12:11 word 13

אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shah[are] a woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

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

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 14

יְפַת\־ye.fat-beautiful of

Lemma: יָפֶה (ya.pheh) · Strong's: H3303

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)

Meaning: beautiful

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 12:14, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3303; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 15

מַרְאֶ֖הmar.'Ehappearance

Lemma: מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) · Strong's: H4758

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

Meaning: appearance

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4758; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 16

אָֽתְּ\׃'Atyou

Lemma: אַתְּ (at.te) · Strong's: H0859C

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Feminine · Singular (HPp2fs)

Meaning: you(f.s.)

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 39:9, Numbers 5:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859C; TAHOT Genesis 12:11 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

As	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
he was about	→	קָרַב H7126G to present: come
to enter	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
he said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
his wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
Sarai	→	שָׂרַי H8297 Sarai
Look	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
. . .	→	נָא H4994 please
I know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
you	→	אַתְּ H0859C you(f.s.)
[are] a beautiful	→	יָפֶה H3303 beautiful
. . .	→	מַרְאֶה H4758 appearance
woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife

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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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