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And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove. (KJV)
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וַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.Tenand he gave [them]
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 1
בְּיַד\־be.yad-in [the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: to
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 34:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027K; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 2
עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.Davservants his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 3
עֵ֥דֶר'E.derherd
Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:19, Judges 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 4
עֵ֖דֶר'E.derherd
Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:19, Judges 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 5
לְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.Doto only it
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: alone
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 42:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 6
וַ֤יֹּאמֶרVai.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 32:16 word 7
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 32:16 word 8
עֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.Davservants his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 9
עִבְר֣וּ'iv.Rupass over
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 10
לְפָנַ֔יle.fa.Nai<to> before me
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 11
וְרֶ֣וַחve.Re.vachand a space
Lemma: רֶ֫וַח (re.vach) · Strong's: H7305
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: space
Used 2 times. Also: Esther 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7305; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 12
תָּשִׂ֔ימוּta.Si.muyou will put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
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 32:16 word 13
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 14
עֵ֖דֶר'E.dera herd
Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:19, Judges 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 15
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 16
עֵֽדֶר\׃'E.dera herd
Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:19, Judges 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Genesis 32:16 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He entrusted them to | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027K hand: to |
| his servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| in separate | → | בַּד H0905H alone |
| herds | → | עֵ֫דֶר H5739 flock |
| . . . | → | עֵ֫דֶר H5739 flock |
| and told | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| them | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| Go on | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| ahead of me | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| and keep | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| some distance | → | רֶ֫וַח H7305 space |
| between | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| the herds | → | עֵ֫דֶר H5739 flock |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| . . . | → | עֵ֫דֶר H5739 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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