Genesis 21:4 Go deeper

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. (KJV)

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וַיָּ֤מָלvai.Ya.moland he circumcised

Lemma: מוּל (mul) · Strong's: H4135A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to circumcise

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 17:10, Genesis 17:11, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4135A; TAHOT Genesis 21:4 word 1

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 21:4 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 21:4 word 3

יִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakIsaac

Lemma: יִצְחָק (yits.chaq) · Strong's: H3327

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Isaac

Used 108 times. Also: Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 21:5, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Genesis 21:4 word 4

בְּנ֔וֹbe.Noson his

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 21:4 word 5

בֶּן\־ben-a son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: aged

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:6, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121L; TAHOT Genesis 21:4 word 6

שְׁמֹנַ֖תshe.mo.Nateight

Lemma: שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) · Strong's: H8083

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: eight

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8083; TAHOT Genesis 21:4 word 7

יָמִ֑יםya.Mimdays

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 21:4 word 8

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust as

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Genesis 21:4 word 9

צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commanded

Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to command

Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Genesis 21:4 word 10

אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> him

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 21:4 word 11

אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimGod

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 21:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

When his son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
. . .	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
Isaac	→	יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac
was eight	→	שְׁמֹנֶה H8083 eight
days old	→	יוֹם H3117G day
Abraham	→	אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham
circumcised him	→	מוּל H4135A to circumcise
as	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
had commanded him	→	צָוָה H6680 to command

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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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