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And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD , and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well. (KJV)
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וַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venand he built
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Genesis 26:25 word 1
שָׁ֣םshamthere
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 26:25 word 2
מִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achan altar
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Genesis 26:25 word 3
וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'and he called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Genesis 26:25 word 4
בְּשֵׁ֣םbe.Shemon [the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Genesis 26:25 word 5
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
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 26:25 word 6
וַיֶּט\־vai.yet-and he pitched
Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Genesis 26:25 word 7
שָׁ֖םshamthere
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 26:25 word 8
אָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.Lotent his
Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tent
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Genesis 26:25 word 9
וַיִּכְרוּ\־vai.yikh.ru-and they dug
Lemma: כָּרָה (ka.rah) · Strong's: H3738B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to pierce
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 50:5, Exodus 21:33, Numbers 21:18, 2 Chronicles 16:14, Psalms 7:15, Psalms 40:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3738B; TAHOT Genesis 26:25 word 10
שָׁ֥םshamthere
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 26:25 word 11
עַבְדֵי\־'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 26:25 word 12
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 26:25 word 13
בְּאֵֽר\׃be.'Era well
Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 26:25 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So [Isaac] built | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| an altar | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| and called | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| on the name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and he pitched | → | נָטָה H5186 to stretch |
| his tent | → | אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| [His] | → | יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac |
| servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| also dug | → | כָּרָה H3738B to pierce |
| a well | → | בְּאֵר H0875 well |
| 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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