Genesis 24:55 Go deeper

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And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 24:55 word 1

אָחִ֙יהָ֙'a.Chi.habrother her

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

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

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 24:55 word 2

וְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.Mahand mother her

Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517

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

Meaning: mother

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Genesis 24:55 word 3

תֵּשֵׁ֨בte.Shevlet her remain

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Genesis 24:55 word 4

הַנַּעֲרָ֥ha.na.'a.Rathe young woman

Lemma: נַעֲרָה (na.a.rah) · Strong's: H5291

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: maiden

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 34:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5291; TAHOT Genesis 24:55 word 5

אִתָּ֛נוּ'i.Ta.nuwith us

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 24:55 word 6

יָמִ֖יםya.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 24:55 word 7

א֣וֹ'oor

Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A

Parsing: Conjunction (HC)

Meaning: or

Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19, Exodus 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Genesis 24:55 word 8

עָשׂ֑וֹרa.Sorten

Lemma: עָשׂוֹר (a.s.vor) · Strong's: H6218

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

Meaning: ten

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 12:3, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 25:9, Numbers 29:7, Joshua 4:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6218; TAHOT Genesis 24:55 word 9

אַחַ֖ר'a.Charafter

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 24:55 word 10

תֵּלֵֽךְ\׃te.Lekhshe will go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Genesis 24:55 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

But her brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
and mother	→	אֵם H0517 mother
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Let the girl	→	נַעֲרָה H5291 maiden
remain	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
with us	→	אֵת H0854 with
ten	→	עָשׂוֹר H6218 ten
days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
or so	→	אוֹ H0176A or
After that	→	אַחַר H0310A after
she may go	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went

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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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