Genesis 17:18 Go deeper

And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.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 17:18 word 1

אַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamAbraham

Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abraham

Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Genesis 17:18 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 17:18 word 3

הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 17:18 word 4

ל֥וּluif

Lemma: לוּ (lu) · Strong's: H3863

Parsing: Conjunction (HC)

Meaning: if

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 23:13, Genesis 30:34, Genesis 50:15, Numbers 14:2, Numbers 20:3, Numbers 22:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3863; TAHOT Genesis 17:18 word 5

יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElIshmael

Lemma: יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yish.ma.el) · Strong's: H3458G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ishmael

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 16:11, Genesis 16:15, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3458G; TAHOT Genesis 17:18 word 6

יִחְיֶ֥הyich.Yehhe will live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

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

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Genesis 17:18 word 7

לְפָנֶֽיךָ\׃le.fa.Nei.kha<to> before you

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 17:18 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

And Abraham	→	אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
O that	→	לוּ H3863 if
Ishmael	→	יִשְׁמָעֵאל H3458G Ishmael
might live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
under Your [blessing]	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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