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And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

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 24:2 word 1

אַבְרָהָ֗ם'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 24:2 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 24:2 word 3

עַבְדּוֹ֙av.Doservant his

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

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

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 24:2 word 4

זְקַ֣ןze.Kan<the> old of

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: old

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 43:27, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205H; TAHOT Genesis 24:2 word 5

בֵּית֔וֹbei.Tohousehold his

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

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

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 24:2 word 6

הַמֹּשֵׁ֖לha.mo.Shelwho was ruling

Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to rule

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8, Genesis 45:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Genesis 24:2 word 7

בְּכָל\־be.kholover all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

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 24:2 word 8

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-that

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 24:2 word 9

שִֽׂים\־sim-put

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Genesis 24:2 word 10

נָ֥אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Genesis 24:2 word 11

יָדְךָ֖ya.de.Khahand your

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027X

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: swear

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 24:9, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 47:29, 1 Chronicles 29:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027X; TAHOT Genesis 24:2 word 12

תַּ֥חַתTa.chatunder

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478L

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

Meaning: underneath: swear

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 24:9, Genesis 47:29, 1 Chronicles 29:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478L; TAHOT Genesis 24:2 word 13

יְרֵכִֽי\׃ye.re.Khithigh my

Lemma: יָרֵךְ (ya.rekh) · Strong's: H3409

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

Meaning: thigh

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 24:9, Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 46:26, Genesis 47:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3409; TAHOT Genesis 24:2 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

So Abraham	→	אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham
instructed	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the chief	→	זָקֵן H2205H old
servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
of his household	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
who managed	→	מָשַׁל H4910 to rule
all he owned	→	כֹּל H3605 all
Place	→	שׂוּם H7760H to set: put
. . .	→	נָא H4994 please
your hand	→	יָד H3027X hand: swear
under	→	תַּחַת H8478L underneath: swear
my thigh	→	יָרֵךְ H3409 thigh

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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