Genesis 32:8 Go deeper

And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.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 32:8 word 1

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 32:8 word 2

יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'he will come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

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

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 32:8 word 3

עֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavEsau

Lemma: עֵשָׂו (e.sav) · Strong's: H6215G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Esau

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6215G; TAHOT Genesis 32:8 word 4

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 32:8 word 5

הַמַּחֲנֶ֥הha.ma.cha.Nehthe camp

Lemma: מַחֲנֶה (ma.cha.neh) · Strong's: H4264

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: camp

Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 32:2, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 32:21, Genesis 33:8, Genesis 50:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4264; TAHOT Genesis 32:8 word 6

הָאַחַ֖תha.'a.Chat<the> one

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 32:8 word 7

וְהִכָּ֑הוּve.hi.Ka.huand he will attack it

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Genesis 32:8 word 8

וְהָיָ֛הve.ha.Yahand it will become

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 32:8 word 9

הַמַּחֲנֶ֥הha.ma.cha.Nehthe camp

Lemma: מַחֲנֶה (ma.cha.neh) · Strong's: H4264

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: camp

Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 32:2, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 32:21, Genesis 33:8, Genesis 50:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4264; TAHOT Genesis 32:8 word 10

הַנִּשְׁאָ֖רha.nish.'Arwhich remains

Lemma: שָׁאַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H7604

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to remain

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 8:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7604; TAHOT Genesis 32:8 word 11

לִפְלֵיטָֽה\׃lif.lei.Tah<into> an escaped remnant

Lemma: פְּלֵיטָה (pe.le.tah) · Strong's: H6413

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: survivor

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 45:7, Exodus 10:5, Judges 21:17, 2 Samuel 15:14, 2 Kings 19:30, 2 Kings 19:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6413; TAHOT Genesis 32:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

He thought	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
If	→	אִם H0518A if
Esau	→	עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau
comes	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
and attacks	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
camp	→	מַחֲנֶה H4264 camp
then	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
the other	→	שָׁאַר H7604 to remain
camp	→	מַחֲנֶה H4264 camp
can escape	→	פְּלֵיטָה H6413 survivor

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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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