Genesis 20:1 Go deeper
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. (KJV)
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וַיִּסַּ֨עvai.yi.Sa'and he set out
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set out
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17, Genesis 35:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 1
מִשָּׁ֤םmi.Shamfrom there
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 2
אַבְרָהָם֙'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 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 3
אַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] land of towards
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 4
הַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevthe Negev
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Negeb
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 24:62, Numbers 13:17, Numbers 13:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045G; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 5
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dwelt
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 6
בֵּין\־bein-between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 7
קָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshKadesh
Lemma: קָדֵשׁ (qa.desh) · Strong's: H6946G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Kadesh
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 14:7, Genesis 16:14, Numbers 13:26, Numbers 20:1, Numbers 20:14, Numbers 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6946G; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 8
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 9
שׁ֑וּרShurShur
Lemma: שׁוּר (shur) · Strong's: H7793
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Shur
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 16:7, Genesis 25:18, Exodus 15:22, 1 Samuel 15:7, 1 Samuel 27:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7793; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 10
וַיָּ֖גָרvai.Ya.gorand he sojourned
Lemma: גּוּר (gur) · Strong's: H1481A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to sojourn
Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:3, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1481A; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 11
בִּגְרָֽר\׃big.Rarin Gerar
Lemma: גְּרָר (ge.rar) · Strong's: H1642
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gerar
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:6, Genesis 26:17, Genesis 26:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1642; TAHOT Genesis 20:1 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now Abraham | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| journeyed | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| from there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| to the region | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of the Negev | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045G Negeb |
| and settled | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| between | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| Kadesh | → | קָדֵשׁ H6946G Kadesh |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| and Shur | → | שׁוּר H7793 Shur |
| While he was staying | → | גּוּר H1481A to sojourn |
| in Gerar | → | גְּרָר H1642 Gerar |
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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