Genesis 30:42 Go deeper

But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s. (KJV)

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וּבְהַעֲטִ֥יףu.ve.ha.'a.Tifand when was feeble

Lemma: עָטַף (a.taph) · Strong's: H5848C

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to enfeeble

Used 13 times. Also: Psalms 61:2, Psalms 77:3, Psalms 102:0, Psalms 107:5, Psalms 142:3, Psalms 143:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5848C; TAHOT Genesis 30:42 word 1

הַצֹּ֖אןha.Tzonthe sheep

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 30:42 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'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 30:42 word 3

יָשִׂ֑יםya.Simhe put [them] out

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Genesis 30:42 word 4

וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

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 30:42 word 5

הָעֲטֻפִים֙ha.'a.tu.Fimthe enfeebled ones

Lemma: עָטַף (a.taph) · Strong's: H5848C

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: to enfeeble

Used 13 times. Also: Psalms 61:2, Psalms 77:3, Psalms 102:0, Psalms 107:5, Psalms 142:3, Psalms 143:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5848C; TAHOT Genesis 30:42 word 6

לְלָבָ֔ןle.la.Van[belonged] to Laban

Lemma: לָבָן (la.van) · Strong's: H3837A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Laban

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 24:29, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 25:20, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 28:2, Genesis 28:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3837A; TAHOT Genesis 30:42 word 7

וְהַקְּשֻׁרִ֖יםve.ha.ke.shu.Rimand the vigorous [ones]

Lemma: קָשַׁר (qa.shar) · Strong's: H7194

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)

Meaning: to conspire

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 30:41, Genesis 38:28, Genesis 44:30, Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18, Joshua 2:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7194; TAHOT Genesis 30:42 word 8

לְיַעֲקֹֽב\׃le.ya.'a.Ko[belonged] to 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 30:42 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But if the animals	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
were weak	→	עָטַף H5848C to enfeeble
he did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
set out the branches	→	שׂוּם H7760H to set: put
So the weaker animals	→	עָטַף H5848C to enfeeble
went to	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
Laban	→	לָבָן H3837A Laban
and the stronger ones	→	קָשַׁר H7194 to conspire
to Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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