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And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. (KJV)

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וְה֤וּאve.Hu'and 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 16:12 word 1

יִהְיֶה֙yih.Yehhe 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 16:12 word 2

פֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'a wild donkey of

Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶא (pe.re) · Strong's: H6501

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

Meaning: wild donkey

Used 10 times. Also: Job 6:5, Job 11:12, Job 24:5, Job 39:5, Psalms 104:11, Isaiah 32:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6501; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 3

אָדָ֔ם'a.Dama man

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 4

יָד֣וֹya.Dohand his

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 5

בַכֹּ֔לva.Kol[will be] on <the> everyone

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 6

וְיַ֥דve.Yadand [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 7

כֹּ֖לkoleveryone

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 8

וְעַל\־ve.'al-and on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 9

פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] face of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 10

כָל\־khol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 11

אֶחָ֖יו'e.Chavbrothers his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: brother: male-relative

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48, Genesis 25:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251H; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 12

יִשְׁכֹּֽן\׃yish.Konhe will dwell

Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Genesis 16:12 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

He	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a wild donkey	→	פֶּ֫רֶא H6501 wild donkey
[of a] man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
and his hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
will be against everyone	→	כֹּל H3605 all
and everyone’s	→	כֹּל H3605 all
hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
against him	→
he will live	→	שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell
in hostility	→	עַל H5921A upon
toward	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
his brothers	→	אָח H0251H brother: male-relative

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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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