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And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father. (KJV)
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וַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.Gedand he told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 1
יַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 2
לְרָחֵ֗לle.ra.Chelto Rachel
Lemma: רָחֵל (ra.chel) · Strong's: H7354
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Rachel
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 29:6, Genesis 29:9, Genesis 29:10, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7354; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 3
כִּ֣יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 4
אֲחִ֤י'a.Chi[was] [the] relative of
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: male-relative
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251H; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 5
אָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.hafather her
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 6
ה֔וּאHu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 7
וְכִ֥יve.Khiand that
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 8
בֶן\־ven-[was] [the] son of
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 29:12 word 9
רִבְקָ֖הriv.KahRebekah
Lemma: רִבְקָה (riv.qah) · Strong's: H7259
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Rebekah
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 24:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7259; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 10
ה֑וּאHu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 11
וַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzand she ran
Lemma: רוּץ (ruts) · Strong's: H7323G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to run: run
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7323G; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 12
וַתַּגֵּ֥דva.ta.Gedand she told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 13
לְאָבִֽיהָ\׃le.'a.Vi.hato father her
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 29:12 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| Rachel | → | רָחֵל H7354 Rachel |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he was | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| Rebekah’s | → | רִבְקָה H7259 Rebekah |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| a relative | → | אָח H0251H brother: male-relative |
| of her father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| and she ran | → | רוּץ H7323G to run: run |
| and told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| her father | → | אָב H0001G father |
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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