Genesis 37:1 Go deeper
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. (KJV)
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וַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dwelt
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Genesis 37:1 word 1
יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 37:1 word 2
בְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 37:1 word 3
מְגוּרֵ֣יme.gu.Rei[the] sojournings of
Lemma: מָגוֹר (ma.gur) · Strong's: H4033
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: sojourning
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 17:8, Genesis 28:4, Genesis 36:7, Genesis 47:9, Exodus 6:4, Job 18:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4033; TAHOT Genesis 37:1 word 4
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 37:1 word 5
בְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 37:1 word 6
כְּנָֽעַן\׃ke.Na.'anCanaan
Lemma: כְּנַ֫עַן (ke.na.an) · Strong's: H3667A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Canaan
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3667A; TAHOT Genesis 37:1 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| lived | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| where his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| had resided | → | מָגוֹר H4033 sojourning |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Canaan | → | כְּנַ֫עַן H3667A Canaan |
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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