Genesis 31:38 Go deeper
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This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. (KJV)
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זֶה֩zehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 31:38 word 1
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.Rimtwenty
Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)
Meaning: twenty
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT Genesis 31:38 word 2
שָׁנָ֤הsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 31:38 word 3
אָנֹכִי֙'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 31:38 word 4
עִמָּ֔ךְ'i.Makh[have been] with you
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Genesis 31:38 word 5
רְחֵלֶ֥יךָre.che.Lei.khaewes your
Lemma: רָחֵל (ra.chel) · Strong's: H7353
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ewe
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 32:14, Song of Solomon 6:6, Isaiah 53:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7353; TAHOT Genesis 31:38 word 6
וְעִזֶּ֖יךָve.'i.Zei.khaand female goats your
Lemma: עֵז (ez) · Strong's: H5795
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: goat
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5795; TAHOT Genesis 31:38 word 7
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 31:38 word 8
שִׁכֵּ֑לוּshi.Ke.luthey have miscarried
Lemma: שָׁכֹל (sha.khol) · Strong's: H7921A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: be bereaved
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:14, Exodus 23:26, Leviticus 26:22, Deuteronomy 32:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7921A; TAHOT Genesis 31:38 word 9
וְאֵילֵ֥יve.'ei.Leiand [the] rams of
Lemma: אַ֫יִל (a.yil) · Strong's: H0352A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ram
Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 32:14, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 29:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0352A; TAHOT Genesis 31:38 word 10
צֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.Khaflock your
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
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 31:38 word 11
לֹ֥אlo'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 31:38 word 12
אָכָֽלְתִּי\׃'a.Khal.tiI have eaten
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 31:38 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I have | → | אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I |
| been with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| you for | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| twenty | → | עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty |
| years now | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| Your sheep | → | רָחֵל H7353 ewe |
| and goats | → | עֵז H5795 goat |
| have not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| miscarried | → | שָׁכֹל H7921A be bereaved |
| nor have I | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| eaten | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| the rams | → | אַ֫יִל H0352A ram |
| of your flock | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
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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