Genesis 24:50 Go deeper

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Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD : we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answered

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

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

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 27:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Genesis 24:50 word 1

לָבָ֤ןla.VanLaban

Lemma: לָבָן (la.van) · Strong's: H3837A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Laban

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 24:29, Genesis 25:20, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 28:2, Genesis 28:5, Genesis 29:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3837A; TAHOT Genesis 24:50 word 2

וּבְתוּאֵל֙u.ve.tu.'Eland Bethuel

Lemma: בְּתוּאֵל (be.tu.el) · Strong's: H1328A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Bethuel

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 22:22, Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:24, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 25:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1328A; TAHOT Genesis 24:50 word 3

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 24:50 word 4

מֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehfrom Yahweh

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 24:50 word 5

יָצָ֣אya.Tza'it has come out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Genesis 24:50 word 6

הַדָּבָ֑רha.da.Varthe matter

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

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

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Genesis 24:50 word 7

לֹ֥אlo'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 24:50 word 8

נוּכַ֛לnu.Khalwe are able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Genesis 24:50 word 9

דַּבֵּ֥רda.Berto speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 24:50 word 10

אֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khato you

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 24:50 word 11

רַ֥עra'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: harmful

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 40:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451A; TAHOT Genesis 24:50 word 12

אוֹ\־'ov-or

Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A

Parsing: Conjunction (HC)

Meaning: or

Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19, Exodus 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Genesis 24:50 word 13

טֽוֹב\׃Tovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Genesis 24:50 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Laban	→	לָבָן H3837A Laban
and Bethuel	→	בְּתוּאֵל H1328A Bethuel
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
answered	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
This is from	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
we have no choice	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
. . .	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
. . .	→	רַע H7451A bad: harmful
. . .	→	אוֹ H0176A or
. . .	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
in the matter	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing

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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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