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And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. (KJV)
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וְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'Ishand the man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 24:21 word 1
מִשְׁתָּאֵ֖הmish.ta.'Eh[was] gazing
Lemma: שָׁאָה (sha.ah) · Strong's: H7583
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVtrmsc)
Meaning: to gaze
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7583; TAHOT Genesis 24:21 word 2
מַחֲרִ֕ישׁma.cha.Rishbeing silent
Lemma: חָרֵשׁ (cha.resh) · Strong's: H2790B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: be quiet
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Exodus 14:14, Numbers 30:4, Numbers 30:7, Numbers 30:11, Numbers 30:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2790B; TAHOT Genesis 24:21 word 3
לָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atto know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Genesis 24:21 word 4
הַֽהִצְלִ֧יחַha.hitz.Li.ach¿ had he made successful
Lemma: צָלֵחַ (tsa.lech) · Strong's: H6743B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to prosper
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:56, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:3, Genesis 39:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6743B; TAHOT Genesis 24:21 word 5
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 24:21 word 6
דַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.Kojourney his
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: way: journey
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48, Genesis 24:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Genesis 24:21 word 7
אִם\־'im-or?
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 24:21 word 8
לֹֽא\׃Lo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 24:21 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Meanwhile, the man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| watched | → | שָׁאָה H7583 to gaze |
| her | → | |
| silently | → | חָרֵשׁ H2790B be quiet |
| to see | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| whether | → | אִם H0518A if |
| or not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| had made his journey | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey |
| a success | → | צָלֵחַ H6743B to prosper |
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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