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And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure (KJV)
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וַיָּ֣קָם\׀vai.Ya.komand it was confirmed
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to arise: establish
Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 1
שְׂדֵ֣הse.Deh[the] field of
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: land: country
Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 2
עֶפְר֗וֹןef.RonEphron
Lemma: עֶפְרוֹן (eph.ron) · Strong's: H6085G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephron
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 23:16, Genesis 25:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6085G; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 3
אֲשֶׁר֙'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 23:17 word 4
בַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔הba.makh.pe.Lah[was] in <the> Machpelah
Lemma: מַכְפֵּלָה (makh.pe.lah) · Strong's: H4375
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Machpelah
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 49:30, Genesis 50:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4375; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'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 23:17 word 6
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei[was] <to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: east
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 23:19, Genesis 49:30, Genesis 50:13, Joshua 19:11, 1 Samuel 26:1, 1 Samuel 26:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440K; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 7
מַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'Mamre
Lemma: מַמְרֵא (mam.re) · Strong's: H4471G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mamre
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 35:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4471G; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 8
הַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.Dehthe field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: country
Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 9
וְהַמְּעָרָ֣הve.ha.me.'a.Rahand the cave
Lemma: מְעָרָה (me.a.rah) · Strong's: H4631
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: cave
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 19:30, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 25:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4631; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 10
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
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 23:17 word 11
וְכָל\־ve.kholand every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 12
הָעֵץ֙ha.'Etz<the> 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 23:17 word 13
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 23:17 word 14
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.Deh[was] in the field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: country
Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 15
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 23:17 word 16
בְּכָל\־be.khol[was] in all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 17
גְּבֻל֖וֹge.vu.Loborder its
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: area
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 18
סָבִֽיב\׃sa.Vivround about
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around: whole
Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 32:33, 1 Samuel 31:9, 1 Chronicles 10:9, 2 Chronicles 14:7, Ezekiel 45:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439I; TAHOT Genesis 23:17 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Ephron’s | → | עֶפְרוֹן H6085G Ephron |
| field | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| at Machpelah | → | מַכְפֵּלָה H4375 Machpelah |
| near | → | פָּנֶה H6440K face: east |
| Mamre | → | מַמְרֵא H4471G Mamre |
| the cave | → | מְעָרָה H4631 cave |
| that [was] | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| in it | → | |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the trees | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| within | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the boundaries | → | גְּבוּל H1366H border: area |
| . . . | → | סָבִיב H5439I around: whole |
| of the field | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| were deeded over | → | קוּם H6965I to arise: establish |
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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