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And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again. (KJV)

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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if

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 24:8 word 1

לֹ֨אlo'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 24:8 word 2

תֹאבֶ֤הto.Vehshe will be willing

Lemma: אָבָה (a.vah) · Strong's: H0014

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

Meaning: be willing

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Exodus 10:27, Leviticus 26:21, Deuteronomy 1:26, Deuteronomy 2:30, Deuteronomy 10:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0014; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 3

הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.Shahthe woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

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

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 4

לָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetto go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to go: follow

Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:17, Numbers 16:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 5

אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaafter you

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

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

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 24:8 word 6

וְנִקִּ֕יתָve.ni.Ki.taand you will be free

Lemma: נָקָה (na.qah) · Strong's: H5352

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNq2ms)

Meaning: to clear

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Exodus 20:7, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5352; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 7

מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.Tifrom oath my

Lemma: שְׁבוּעָה (she.vu.ah) · Strong's: H7621

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

Meaning: oath

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 26:3, Exodus 22:11, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 5:21, Numbers 30:2, Numbers 30:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7621; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 8

זֹ֑אתZotthis

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 9

רַ֣קrakonly

Lemma: רַק (raq) · Strong's: H7535

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: except

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 41:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7535; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 10

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 11

בְּנִ֔יbe.Nison my

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 12

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 24:8 word 13

תָשֵׁ֖בta.Shevyou must take back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhj2ms)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 14

שָֽׁמָּה\׃Sha.mahthere towards

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 24:8 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

And if	→	אִם H0518A if
the woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
is unwilling	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	אָבָה H0014 be willing
to follow	→	הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow
you	→	אַחַר H0310A after
then you are released	→	נָקָה H5352 to clear
from this	→	זֹאת H2063 this
oath of mine	→	שְׁבוּעָה H7621 oath
Only	→	רַק H7535 except
do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
take	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
my son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
back there	→	שָׁם H8033G there

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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