Genesis 26:19 Go deeper

And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. (KJV)

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וַיַּחְפְּר֥וּvai.yach.pe.Ruand they dug

Lemma: חָפַר (cha.phar) · Strong's: H2658

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

Meaning: to search

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 21:30, Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 26:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2658; TAHOT Genesis 26:19 word 1

עַבְדֵֽי\־'av.dei-[the] servants of

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 26:19 word 2

יִצְחָ֖קyitz.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 26:19 word 3

בַּנָּ֑חַלba.Na.chalin the wadi

Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158N

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

Meaning: torrent: valley

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Numbers 21:12, Numbers 21:14, Numbers 21:15, Deuteronomy 2:13, Deuteronomy 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5158N; TAHOT Genesis 26:19 word 4

וַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ\־vai.Yim.tze.'u-and they found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

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

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 26:19 word 5

שָׁ֔םShamthere

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 26:19 word 6

בְּאֵ֖רbe.'Era well of

Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875

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

Meaning: well

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0875; TAHOT Genesis 26:19 word 7

מַ֥יִםMa.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 26:19 word 8

חַיִּֽים\׃chai.Yimliving

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Genesis 26:19 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Then Isaac’s	→	יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac
servants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
dug	→	חָפַר H2658 to search
in the valley	→	נַ֫חַל H5158N torrent: valley
and found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
a well	→	בְּאֵר H0875 well
of fresh	→	חַי H2416A alive
water	→	מַי H4325G water
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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