Genesis 15:5 Go deeper
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And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. (KJV)
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וַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'and he brought out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: send
Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 1
אֹת֜וֹ'o.To<obj.> him
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 15:5 word 2
הַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahthe outside towards
Lemma: חוּץ (chuts) · Strong's: H2351
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: outside
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2351; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 3
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.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 15:5 word 4
הַבֶּט\־ha.bet-look
Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)
Meaning: to look
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:26, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8, Numbers 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 5
נָ֣אna'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 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 6
הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahthe heavens towards
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 7
וּסְפֹר֙u.se.Forand count
Lemma: סָפַר (sa.phar) · Strong's: H5608A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to recount
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 37:9, Genesis 37:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 8
הַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםha.Ko.kha.Vimthe stars
Lemma: כּוֹכָב (ko.khav) · Strong's: H3556
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: star
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 37:9, Exodus 32:13, Numbers 24:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3556; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 9
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 10
תּוּכַ֖לtu.Khalyou are able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 11
לִסְפֹּ֣רlis.Porto count
Lemma: סָפַר (sa.phar) · Strong's: H5608A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to recount
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 37:9, Genesis 37:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 12
אֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 15:5 word 13
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 15:5 word 14
כֹּ֥הkohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4, Genesis 45:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 15
יִהְיֶ֖הyih.Yehit will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 15:5 word 16
זַרְעֶֽךָ\׃zar.'E.khaoffspring your
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed: children
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Genesis 15:5 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And [the LORD] took | → | יָצָא H3318H to come out: send |
| him | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| outside | → | חוּץ H2351 outside |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Now | → | נָא H4994 please |
| look | → | נָבַט H5027 to look |
| to the heavens | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| and count | → | סָפַר H5608A to recount |
| the stars | → | כּוֹכָב H3556 star |
| if you | → | אִם H0518A if |
| are able | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| . . . | → | סָפַר H5608A to recount |
| Then He told | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| him | → | |
| So {shall} | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| your offspring | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
| be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
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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