Genesis 30:1 Go deeper
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. (KJV)
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וַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'and she saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 1
רָחֵ֗לra.ChelRachel
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 29:12, Genesis 29:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7354; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 2
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 30:1 word 3
לֹ֤אlo'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 30:1 word 4
יָֽלְדָה֙yal.Dahshe had borne children
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 5
לְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.Koto Jacob
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 30:1 word 6
וַתְּקַנֵּ֥אva.te.ka.Ne'and she was jealous
Lemma: קָנָא (qa.na) · Strong's: H7065
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)
Meaning: be jealous
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 26:14, Genesis 37:11, Numbers 5:14, Numbers 5:30, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 25:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7065; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 7
רָחֵ֖לra.ChelRachel
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 29:12, Genesis 29:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7354; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 8
בַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּba.'a.cho.Tahof sister her
Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sister
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 9
וַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merand she said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 10
אֶֽל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 11
יַעֲקֹב֙ya.'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 30:1 word 12
הָֽבָה\־ha.vah-give !
Lemma: יָהַב (ya.hav) · Strong's: H3051
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to give
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 29:21, Genesis 38:16, Genesis 47:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3051; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 13
בָנִ֔יםva.Nimchildren
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 30:1 word 14
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518I
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely yes
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 24:38, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 47:29, Leviticus 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518I; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 15
אַ֖יִן'A.yinnot
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 16
מֵתָ֥הme.Tah[am] about to die
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 17
אָנֹֽכִי\׃'a.No.khiI
Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Genesis 30:1 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Rachel | → | רָחֵל H7354 Rachel |
| saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| she was not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| bearing | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| any children | → | רָחֵל H7354 Rachel |
| for Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| she envied | → | קָנָא H7065 be jealous |
| her sister | → | אָחוֹת H0269 sister |
| Give | → | יָהַב H3051 to give |
| me | → | |
| children | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| or | → | אִם H0518I if: surely yes |
| . . . | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| I | → | אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I |
| will die | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| she said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
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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