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And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. (KJV)

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וּלְאַבְרָ֥םul.'av.Ramand to Abram

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 12:16 word 1

הֵיטִ֖יבhei.Tivhe did good

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

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

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Genesis 12:16 word 2

בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּba.'a.vu.Rahfor sake of her

Lemma: עָבוּר (a.vur) · Strong's: H5668

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

Meaning: for the sake of

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 18:29, Genesis 18:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5668; TAHOT Genesis 12:16 word 3

וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and it be[longed]

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 12:16 word 4

צֹאן\־tzon-sheep

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 21:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Genesis 12:16 word 5

וּבָקָר֙u.va.Karand cattle

Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: cattle

Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT Genesis 12:16 word 6

וַחֲמֹרִ֔יםva.cha.mo.Rimand [male] donkeys

Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2543

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)

Meaning: donkey

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 34:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2543; TAHOT Genesis 12:16 word 7

וַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.Dimand [male] servants

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 12:16 word 8

וּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.Chotand female servants

Lemma: שִׁפְחָה (shiph.chah) · Strong's: H8198

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: maidservant

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8198; TAHOT Genesis 12:16 word 9

וַאֲתֹנֹ֖תva.'a.to.Notand female donkeys

Lemma: אָתוֹן (a.ton) · Strong's: H0860

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: she-ass

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 32:15, Genesis 45:23, Genesis 49:11, Numbers 22:21, Numbers 22:22, Numbers 22:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0860; TAHOT Genesis 12:16 word 10

וּגְמַלִּֽים\׃u.ge.ma.Limand camels

Lemma: גָּמָל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1581

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)

Meaning: camel

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1581; TAHOT Genesis 12:16 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

He treated Abram	→	אַבְרָם H0087 Abram
well	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
on her account	→	עָבוּר H5668 for the sake of
and Abram acquired	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
sheep	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
and cattle	→	בָּקָר H1241 cattle
male and female donkeys	→	חֲמוֹר H2543 donkey
. . .	→	אָתוֹן H0860 she-ass
menservants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
and maidservants	→	שִׁפְחָה H8198 maidservant
and camels	→	גָּמָל H1581 camel

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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