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Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. (KJV)
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הֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'¿ not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 1
כָל\־khol-[is] all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 2
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe 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 13:9 word 3
לְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before you
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 10:9, Genesis 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 4
הִפָּ֥רֶדhi.Pa.redseparate
Lemma: פָּרַד (pa.rad) · Strong's: H6504
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNv2ms)
Meaning: to separate
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6504; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 5
נָ֖אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 6
מֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.Laifrom with <the> me
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 13:9 word 7
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 8
הַשְּׂמֹ֣אלha.se.Molthe left
Lemma: שְׂמֹאל (se.mo.l) · Strong's: H8040G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: left
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Numbers 20:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8040G; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 9
וְאֵימִ֔נָהve.'ei.Mi.nahso let me go right
Lemma: יָמַן (ya.man) · Strong's: H3231
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhc1cs)
Meaning: to go right
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 14:19, 1 Chronicles 12:2, Ezekiel 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3231; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 10
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 11
הַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.Minthe right
Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: right
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18, Exodus 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 12
וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה\׃ve.'as.me.'I.lahand I will go left
Lemma: שִׂמְאֵל (sa.mal) · Strong's: H8041
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhc1cs)
Meaning: to go left
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 14:19, 1 Chronicles 12:2, Isaiah 30:21, Ezekiel 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8041; TAHOT Genesis 13:9 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Is not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the whole | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| before you | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| Now | → | נָא H4994 please |
| separate yourself | → | פָּרַד H6504 to separate |
| from me | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you go to the left | → | שְׂמֹאל H8040G left |
| I will go to the right | → | יָמַן H3231 to go right |
| if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you go to the right | → | יָמִין H3225G right |
| I will go to the left | → | שִׂמְאֵל H8041 to go left |
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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