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And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. (KJV)
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וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he brought
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 1
חֶמְאָ֜הchem.'Ahcurd<s>
Lemma: חֶמְאָה (chem.ah) · Strong's: H2529A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: curd
Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:14, Judges 5:25, 2 Samuel 17:29, Job 20:17, Proverbs 30:33, Isaiah 7:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2529A; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 2
וְחָלָ֗בve.cha.Lavand milk
Lemma: חָלָב (cha.lav) · Strong's: H2461
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: milk
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:19, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2461; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 3
וּבֶן\־u.ven-and [the] young one of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: young animal
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 18:7, Genesis 32:15, Genesis 49:11, Genesis 49:22, Exodus 29:1, Leviticus 1:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121H; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 4
הַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.Karthe herd
Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: cattle
Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 5
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 18:8 word 6
עָשָׂ֔ה'a.Sahhe had prepared
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 7
וַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.Tenand he set [it]
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 30:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 8
לִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.Hem<to> before them
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 18:8 word 9
וְהֽוּא\־ve.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 18:8 word 10
עֹמֵ֧ד'o.Med[was] standing
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 29:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 11
עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.Hemwith them
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 18:8 word 12
תַּ֥חַתTa.chatunder
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: under
Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 13
הָעֵ֖ץha.'Etzthe tree
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 14
וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ\׃vai.yo.Khe.luand they ate
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 18:8 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Abraham brought | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| curds | → | חֶמְאָה H2529A curd |
| and milk | → | חָלָב H2461 milk |
| and the calf | → | בֵּן H1121H son: young animal |
| . . . | → | בָּקָר H1241 cattle |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| had been prepared | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| and he set them | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| before the men | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| and | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| stood | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| by them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| under | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
| the tree | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| as they ate | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
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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