Genesis 33:16 Go deeper

So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. (KJV)

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וַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.Shavand he returned

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Genesis 33:16 word 1

בַּיּ֨וֹםbai.Yomon the day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 33:16 word 2

הַה֥וּאha.Hu'<the> that

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 33:16 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 33:16 word 4

לְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.Koto way his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16, Genesis 38:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Genesis 33:16 word 5

שֵׂעִֽירָה\׃se.'I.rahSeir towards

Lemma: שֵׂעִיר (se.ir) · Strong's: H8165A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Seir

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 32:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 36:8, Genesis 36:9, Genesis 36:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8165A; TAHOT Genesis 33:16 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

So that	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
Esau	→	עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau
started on his way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
back	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
to Seir	→	שֵׂעִיר H8165A Seir

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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