Genesis 30:38 Go deeper
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And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink. (KJV)
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וַיַּצֵּ֗גvai.ya.Tzegand he placed
Lemma: יָצַג (ya.tsag) · Strong's: H3322
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to set
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 33:15, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 47:2, Exodus 10:24, Deuteronomy 28:56, Judges 6:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3322; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 1
אֶת\־'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 30:38 word 2
הַמַּקְלוֹת֙ha.mak.loTthe branches
Lemma: מַקֵּל (maq.qel) · Strong's: H4731
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: rod
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 30:37, Genesis 30:39, Genesis 30:41, Genesis 32:10, Exodus 12:11, Numbers 22:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4731; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
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 30:38 word 4
פִּצֵּ֔לpi.Tzelhe had stripped
Lemma: פָּצַל (pa.tsal) · Strong's: H6478
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to peel
Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 30:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6478; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 5
בָּרֳהָטִ֖יםbo.ro.ha.Timin the drinking troughs
Lemma: רַ֫הַט (ra.hat) · Strong's: H7298A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: trough
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 30:41, Exodus 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7298A; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 6
בְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹתbe.shi.ka.Totin [the] watering channels of
Lemma: שֹׁ֫קֶת (sho.qet) · Strong's: H8268
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: trough
Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 24:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8268; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 7
הַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yim<the> water
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 30:38 word 8
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sherwhich
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 30:38 word 9
תָּבֹ֨אןָta.Vo.nathey came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 10
הַצֹּ֤אןha.Tzonthe flock
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 11
לִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toTto drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 12
לְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachto before
Lemma: נֹ֫כַח (no.khach) · Strong's: H5227
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: before
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 25:21, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 40:24, Numbers 19:4, Joshua 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5227; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 13
הַצֹּ֔אןha.Tzonthe flock
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 14
וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָהvai.ye.Cham.nahand they mated
Lemma: יָחַם (ya.cham) · Strong's: H3179
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)
Meaning: to conceive
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 30:39, Genesis 30:41, Genesis 31:10, Psalms 51:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3179; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 15
בְּבֹאָ֥ןbe.vo.'Anwhen came they
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 16
לִשְׁתּֽוֹת\׃lish.Totto drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Genesis 30:38 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then he set | → | יָצַג H3322 to set |
| the peeled | → | פָּצַל H6478 to peel |
| branches | → | מַקֵּל H4731 rod |
| in the watering | → | מַי H4325G water |
| troughs | → | שֹׁ֫קֶת H8268 trough |
| in front of | → | נֹ֫כַח H5227 before |
| the flocks | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| coming in | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| So when the flocks | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| were in heat | → | יָחַם H3179 to conceive |
| and came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
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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