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Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. (KJV)
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זֶה\־zeh-this
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 31:41 word 1
עֶשְׂרִ֣ים'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 31:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 2
שָׁנָה֮sha.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 31:41 word 3
בְּבֵיתֶךָ֒be.vei.te.Khain household your
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 4
עֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaI 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 31:41 word 5
אַרְבַּֽע\־'ar.ba'-four-
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 6
עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.Rehteen
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 7
שָׁנָה֙sha.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 31:41 word 8
בִּשְׁתֵּ֣יbish.Teifor [the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Acfdc (Acfdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 9
בְנֹתֶ֔יךָve.no.Tei.khadaughters your
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 10
וְשֵׁ֥שׁve.Sheshand six
Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8337
Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)
Meaning: six
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 30:20, Genesis 46:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8337; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 11
שָׁנִ֖יםsha.Nimyears
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 31:41 word 12
בְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָbe.tzo.Ne.khafor flock[s] 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 31:41 word 13
וַתַּחֲלֵ֥ףva.ta.cha.Lefand you changed
Lemma: חָלַף (cha.laph) · Strong's: H2498
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhw2ms)
Meaning: to pass
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 31:7, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 41:14, Leviticus 27:10, Judges 5:26, 1 Samuel 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2498; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 14
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 31:41 word 15
מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.Tiwage[s] my
Lemma: מַשְׂכֹּ֫רֶת (mas.ko.ret) · Strong's: H4909
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wage
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 29:15, Genesis 31:7, Ruth 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4909; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 16
עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retten
Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: ten
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 17
מֹנִֽים\׃mo.Nimtimes
Lemma: מֹנֶה (mo.neh) · Strong's: H4489
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: time
Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4489; TAHOT Genesis 31:41 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Thus | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| for twenty | → | עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| I have served | → | עָבַד H5647G to serve |
| in your household | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| fourteen | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| for your two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| and six | → | שֵׁשׁ H8337 six |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| for your flocks | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| and you have changed | → | חָלַף H2498 to pass |
| my wages | → | מַשְׂכֹּ֫רֶת H4909 wage |
| ten | → | עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten |
| times | → | מֹנֶה H4489 time |
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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