Genesis 37:15 Go deeper

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And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? (KJV)

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וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huand he found him

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

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

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 37:15 word 1

אִ֔ישׁ'Isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 37:15 word 2

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 37:15 word 3

תֹעֶ֖הto.'Eh[he was] wandering

Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to go astray

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9, Job 12:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Genesis 37:15 word 4

בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.Dehin the open country

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

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

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 37:15 word 5

וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huand he asked him

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

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

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 38:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Genesis 37:15 word 6

הָאִ֛ישׁha.'Ishthe man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 37:15 word 7

לֵאמֹ֖רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 37:15 word 8

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Genesis 37:15 word 9

תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ\׃te.va.Keshare you seeking

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 4:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Genesis 37:15 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
found him	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
wandering	→	תָּעָה H8582 to go astray
in the field	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
and asked	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
. . .	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
are you looking for	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek

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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