Genesis 14:4 Go deeper

Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. (KJV)

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שְׁתֵּ֤יםshe.Teimtwo [plus]

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HAcfda)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Genesis 14:4 word 1

עֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.Rehten

Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: ten

Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Genesis 14:4 word 2

שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear[s]

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

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

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 14:4 word 3

עָבְד֖וּ'a.ve.Duthey had served

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to serve

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 29:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Genesis 14:4 word 4

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 14:4 word 5

כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merKedorlaomer

Lemma: כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר (ke.dor.la.o.mer) · Strong's: H3540

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Chedorlaomer

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3540; TAHOT Genesis 14:4 word 6

וּשְׁלֹשׁ\־u.she.losh-and thir-

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Genesis 14:4 word 7

עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.Rehteen

Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: ten

Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Genesis 14:4 word 8

שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

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

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 14:4 word 9

מָרָֽדוּ\׃ma.Ra.duthey rebelled

Lemma: מָרַד (ma.rad) · Strong's: H4775

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to rebel

Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 14:9, Joshua 22:16, Joshua 22:18, Joshua 22:19, Joshua 22:29, 2 Kings 18:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4775; TAHOT Genesis 14:4 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

For twelve	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
. . .	→	עָשָׂר H6240 ten
years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
they had been subject	→	עָבַד H5647G to serve
to Chedorlaomer	→	כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר H3540 Chedorlaomer
but in the thirteenth	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
. . .	→	עָשָׂר H6240 ten
year	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
they rebelled	→	מָרַד H4775 to rebel

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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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