Genesis 15:16 Go deeper

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. (KJV)

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וְד֥וֹרve.Dorand [the] generation

Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755

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

Meaning: generation

Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Genesis 15:16 word 1

רְבִיעִ֖יre.vi.'Ifourth

Lemma: רְבִיעִי (re.vi.i) · Strong's: H7243

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAomsa)

Meaning: fourth

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 1:19, Genesis 2:14, Exodus 28:20, Exodus 29:40, Exodus 39:13, Leviticus 19:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7243; TAHOT Genesis 15:16 word 2

יָשׁ֣וּבוּya.Shu.vuthey will return

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Genesis 15:16 word 3

הֵ֑נָּהHe.nahhither

Lemma: הֵ֫נָּה (hen.nah) · Strong's: H2008

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: here/thus

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 42:15, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 45:5, Genesis 45:8, Genesis 45:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2008; TAHOT Genesis 15:16 word 4

כִּ֧יkifor

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 15:16 word 5

לֹא\־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 15:16 word 6

שָׁלֵ֛םsha.Lem[is] complete

Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sha.lem) · Strong's: H8003

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: complete

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 33:18, Genesis 34:21, Deuteronomy 25:15, Deuteronomy 27:6, Joshua 8:31, Ruth 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8003; TAHOT Genesis 15:16 word 7

עֲוֹ֥ן'a.Von[the] iniquity of

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G

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

Meaning: iniquity: crime

Used 180 times. Also: Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17, Leviticus 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Genesis 15:16 word 8

הָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]

Lemma: אֱמֹרִי (e.mo.ri) · Strong's: H0567

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Amorite

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 10:16, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 48:22, Exodus 3:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0567; TAHOT Genesis 15:16 word 9

עַד\־'ad-until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 15:16 word 10

הֵֽנָּה\׃He.nahnow

Lemma: הֵ֫נָּה (hen.nah) · Strong's: H2008

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: here/thus

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 42:15, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 45:5, Genesis 45:8, Genesis 45:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2008; TAHOT Genesis 15:16 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

In the fourth	→	רְבִיעִי H7243 fourth
generation	→	דּוֹר H1755 generation
[your descendants] will return	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
here	→	הֵ֫נָּה H2008 here/thus
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
the iniquity	→	עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime
of the Amorites	→	אֱמֹרִי H0567 Amorite
[is] not	→	לֹא H3808 not
yet	→	עַד H5704 till
. . .	→	הֵ֫נָּה H2008 here/thus
complete	→	שָׁלֵם H8003 complete

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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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