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And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. (KJV)
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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 26:17 word 1
מִשָּׁ֖םmi.Shamfrom there
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 26:17 word 2
יִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakIsaac
Lemma: יִצְחָק (yits.chaq) · Strong's: H3327
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Isaac
Used 108 times. Also: Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 21:4, Genesis 21:5, Genesis 21:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Genesis 26:17 word 3
וַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanand he encamped
Lemma: חָנָה (cha.nah) · Strong's: H2583
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to camp
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 33:18, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:27, Exodus 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2583; TAHOT Genesis 26:17 word 4
בְּנַֽחַל\־be.na.chal-in [the] wadi of
Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158N
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: torrent: valley
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 26:19, Numbers 21:12, Numbers 21:14, Numbers 21:15, Deuteronomy 2:13, Deuteronomy 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5158N; TAHOT Genesis 26:17 word 5
גְּרָ֖רge.RarGerar
Lemma: גְּרָר (ge.rar) · Strong's: H1642
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gerar
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:6, Genesis 26:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1642; TAHOT Genesis 26:17 word 6
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dwelt
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 26:17 word 7
שָֽׁם\׃Shamthere
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 26:17 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Isaac | → | יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac |
| left | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| that place | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| and encamped | → | חָנָה H2583 to camp |
| in the Valley | → | נַ֫חַל H5158N torrent: valley |
| of Gerar | → | גְּרָר H1642 Gerar |
| and settled | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
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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