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And Abram said, Lord GOD , what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 1

אַבְרָ֗ם'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 15:2 word 2

אֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiO Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 3

יֱהוִה֙Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוִה (ye.ho.vih) · Strong's: H3069

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: YHWH/God

Used 306 times. Also: Genesis 15:8, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 9:26, Joshua 7:7, Judges 6:22, Judges 16:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3069; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 4

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 5

תִּתֶּן\־ti.ten-will you give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 6

וְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.Khiand I

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 7

הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[am] going

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to go: continue

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 26:13, Genesis 42:38, Exodus 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980L; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 8

עֲרִירִ֑י'a.ri.Richildless

Lemma: עֲרִירִי (a.ri.ri) · Strong's: H6185

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

Meaning: childless

Used 4 times. Also: Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 20:21, Jeremiah 22:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6185; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 9

וּבֶן\־u.ven-and [the] son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121J

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

Meaning: son

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121J; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 10

מֶ֣שֶׁקMe.shek[the] acquisition of

Lemma: מֶ֫שֶׁק (me.sheq) · Strong's: H4943

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

Meaning: acquisition

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4943; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 11

בֵּיתִ֔יbei.Tihousehold my

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 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 12

ה֖וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 13

דַּמֶּ֥שֶׂקda.Me.sek[is] Damascus

Lemma: דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק (dam.me.seq) · Strong's: H1834

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Damascus

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 14:15, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 1 Kings 11:24, 1 Kings 15:18, 1 Kings 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1834; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 14

אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר\׃'e.li.'E.zerEliezer

Lemma: אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר (e.li.e.zer) · Strong's: H0461G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Eliezer

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0461G; TAHOT Genesis 15:2 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

But Abram	→	אַבְרָם H0087 Abram
replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
O Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
GOD	→	יְהֹוִה H3069 YHWH/God
what	→	מָה H4100 what?
can You give	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
me	→
since I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
remain	→	הָלַךְ H1980L to go: continue
childless	→	עֲרִירִי H6185 childless
and the heir	→	בֵּן H1121J son
. . .	→	מֶ֫שֶׁק H4943 acquisition
of my house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
is Eliezer	→	אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר H0461G Eliezer
of Damascus	→	דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק H1834 Damascus

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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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