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And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 30:29 word 1
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 30:29 word 2
אַתָּ֣ה'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Genesis 30:29 word 3
יָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.tayou know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Genesis 30:29 word 4
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 30:29 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherhow
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 30:29 word 6
עֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaI have served you
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to serve
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Genesis 30:29 word 7
וְאֵ֛תve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 30:29 word 8
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-how
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 30:29 word 9
הָיָ֥הha.Yahit has been
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 30:29 word 10
מִקְנְךָ֖mik.ne.Chalivestock your
Lemma: מִקְנֶה (miq.neh) · Strong's: H4735
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: livestock
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 31:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4735; TAHOT Genesis 30:29 word 11
אִתִּֽי\׃'i.Tiwith me
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 30:29 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then [Jacob] answered | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| how | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| I have served you | → | עָבַד H5647G to serve |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| how | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| your livestock | → | מִקְנֶה H4735 livestock |
| have thrived | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| under my care | → | אֵת H0854 with |
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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