Genesis 15:17 Go deeper

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And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hiand it was

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 15:17 word 1

הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshthe sun

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121

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

Meaning: sun

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9, Exodus 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 2

בָּ֔אָהBa.'ahit had gone

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 3

וַעֲלָטָ֖הva.'a.la.Tahand darkness

Lemma: עֲלָטָה (a.la.tah) · Strong's: H5939

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

Meaning: darkness

Used 4 times. Also: Ezekiel 12:6, Ezekiel 12:7, Ezekiel 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5939; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 4

הָיָ֑הha.Yahit was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

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 15:17 word 5

וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 6

תַנּ֤וּרta.Nura fire pot of

Lemma: תַּנּוּר (tan.nur) · Strong's: H8574H

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

Meaning: oven

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 8:3, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:9, Leviticus 11:35, Leviticus 26:26, Psalms 21:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8574H; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 7

עָשָׁן֙'a.Shansmoke

Lemma: עָשָׁן (a.shan) · Strong's: H6227

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

Meaning: smoke

Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 19:18, Joshua 8:20, Joshua 8:21, Judges 20:38, Judges 20:40, 2 Samuel 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6227; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 8

וְלַפִּ֣ידve.la.Pidand a torch of

Lemma: לַפִּיד (lap.pid) · Strong's: H3940

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

Meaning: torch

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 20:18, Judges 7:16, Judges 7:20, Judges 15:4, Judges 15:5, Job 41:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3940; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 9

אֵ֔שׁ'Eshfire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

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

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 10

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 11

עָבַ֔ר'a.Varit passed

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to pass

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16, Genesis 30:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 12

בֵּ֖יןbeinbetween

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 13

הַגְּזָרִ֥יםha.ge.za.Rimthe pieces

Lemma: גֶּ֫זֶר (ge.zer) · Strong's: H1506

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

Meaning: piece

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 136:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1506; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 14

הָאֵֽלֶּה\׃ha.'E.leh<the> these

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Genesis 15:17 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

When the sun	→	שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun
had set	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
and darkness	→	עֲלָטָה H5939 darkness
had fallen	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
. . .	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
behold	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
a smoking	→	עָשָׁן H6227 smoke
firepot	→	תַּנּוּר H8574H oven
and a flaming	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
torch	→	לַפִּיד H3940 torch
appeared and passed	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
between	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the halves	→	גֶּ֫זֶר H1506 piece
[of the carcasses]	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these

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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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