Genesis 21:25 Go deeper

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away. (KJV)

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וְהוֹכִ֥חַve.ho.Khi.achand he rebuked

Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)

Meaning: to rebuke

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 31:42, Leviticus 19:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3198; TAHOT Genesis 21:25 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 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Genesis 21:25 word 2

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 21:25 word 3

אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelech

Lemma: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0040G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abimelech

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0040G; TAHOT Genesis 21:25 word 4

עַל\־'al-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 21:25 word 5

אֹדוֹת֙'o.dot[the] causes of

Lemma: אוֹדָה (o.dah) · Strong's: H0182

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: because

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 21:11, Genesis 26:32, Exodus 18:8, Numbers 12:1, Numbers 13:24, Joshua 14:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0182; TAHOT Genesis 21:25 word 6

בְּאֵ֣רbe.'Er[the] well of

Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: well

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0875; TAHOT Genesis 21:25 word 7

הַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yim<the> water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 21:25 word 8

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'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 21:25 word 9

גָּזְל֖וּga.ze.Luthey had seized

Lemma: גָּזַל (ga.zal) · Strong's: H1497

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to plunder

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 31:31, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:31, Judges 9:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1497; TAHOT Genesis 21:25 word 10

עַבְדֵ֥י'av.Dei[the] servants of

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 21:25 word 11

אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ\׃'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelech

Lemma: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0040G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abimelech

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0040G; TAHOT Genesis 21:25 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

But when Abraham	→	אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham
complained	→	יָכַח H3198 to rebuke
to Abimelech	→	אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040G Abimelech
about	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	אוֹדָה H0182 because
a well	→	בְּאֵר H0875 well
. . .	→	מַי H4325G water
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
Abimelech’s	→	אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040G Abimelech
servants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
had seized	→	גָּזַל H1497 to plunder

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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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