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And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him , and lift up her voice, and wept. (KJV)
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וַתֵּלֶךְ֩va.te.leKhand she went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 1
וַתֵּ֨שֶׁבva.Te.shevand she sat
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 21:16 word 2
מִנֶּ֗גֶדmi.Ne.gedfrom before
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048
Parsing: Acmsa (Acmsa)
Meaning: before
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 47:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 3
הַרְחֵק֙har.Chekat a distance
Lemma: רָחַק (ra.chaq) · Strong's: H7368
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to remove
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 23:7, Exodus 33:7, Deuteronomy 12:21, Deuteronomy 14:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7368; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 4
כִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣יkim.ta.cha.Veilike [the] shooters of
Lemma: טָחָה (ta.chah) · Strong's: H2909
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)
Meaning: to shoot
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2909; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 5
קֶ֔שֶׁתKe.sheta bow
Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bow
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22, Genesis 49:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 6
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 7
אָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.Rahshe said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 21:16 word 8
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 9
אֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhI look
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 10
בְּמ֣וֹתbe.Moton [the] death of
Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: death
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10, Genesis 50:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 11
הַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledthe boy
Lemma: יֶ֫לֶד (ye.led) · Strong's: H3206
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 30:26, Genesis 32:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3206; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 12
וַתֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Te.shevand she sat
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 21:16 word 13
מִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedfrom before
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048
Parsing: Acmsa (Acmsa)
Meaning: before
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 47:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 14
וַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'and she lifted up
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375N
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to lift: loud
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Exodus 23:1, Numbers 14:1, Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375N; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 15
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
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 21:16 word 16
קֹלָ֖הּko.Lahvoice her
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 17
וַתֵּֽבְךְּ\׃va.Te.vekand she wept
Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to weep
Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 23:2, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1058; TAHOT Genesis 21:16 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then she went off | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| and sat down | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| nearby | → | נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before |
| about a bowshot | → | טָחָה H2909 to shoot |
| . . . | → | קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow |
| away | → | רָחַק H7368 to remove |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| she said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I cannot | → | אַל H0408 not |
| bear to watch | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the boy | → | יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth |
| die | → | מָ֫וֶת H4194 death |
| And as she sat | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| nearby | → | נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before |
| she lifted up | → | נָשָׂא H5375N to lift: loud |
| her voice | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| and wept | → | בָּכָה H1058 to weep |
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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