Genesis 12:17 Go deeper

And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife. (KJV)

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וַיְנַגַּ֨עvay.na.Ga'and he struck

Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to touch

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 32:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Genesis 12:17 word 1

יְהוָ֧ה\׀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 12:17 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 12:17 word 3

פַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhPharaoh

Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547G

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547G; TAHOT Genesis 12:17 word 4

נְגָעִ֥יםne.ga.'Implagues

Lemma: נֶ֫גַע (ne.ga) · Strong's: H5061

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

Meaning: plague

Used 78 times. Also: Exodus 11:1, Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5061; TAHOT Genesis 12:17 word 5

גְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.Limgreat

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Genesis 12:17 word 6

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 12:17 word 7

בֵּית֑וֹbei.Tohouse his

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

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

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 12:17 word 8

עַל\־'al-on

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 12:17 word 9

דְּבַ֥רde.Var[the] matter of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697M

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

Meaning: word: because

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 20:11, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 43:18, Exodus 8:12, Exodus 18:11, Deuteronomy 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697M; TAHOT Genesis 12:17 word 10

שָׂרַ֖יsa.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 12:11, Genesis 16:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8297; TAHOT Genesis 12:17 word 11

אֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife of

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 12:17 word 12

אַבְרָֽם\׃'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 12:17 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

The LORD, however	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
afflicted	→	נָגַע H5060 to touch
Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547G Pharaoh
and his household	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
with severe	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
plagues	→	נֶ֫גַע H5061 plague
because of	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	דָּבָר H1697M word: because
Abram’s	→	אַבְרָם H0087 Abram
wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
Sarai	→	שָׂרַי H8297 Sarai

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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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