Genesis 37:17 Go deeper

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And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 37:17 word 1

הָאִישׁ֙ha.'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 37:17 word 2

נָסְע֣וּna.se.'Uthey have departed

Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to set out

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 3

מִזֶּ֔הmi.Zehfrom here

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 4

כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 5

שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiI heard [them]

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 6

אֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.Rimsaying

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

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 37:17 word 7

נֵלְכָ֖הne.le.Khahlet us go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

Meaning: to go: follow

Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Numbers 16:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 8

דֹּתָ֑יְנָהdo.Ta.ye.nahDothan towards

Lemma: דֹּתָן (do.tan) · Strong's: H1886

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Dothan

Used 3 times. Also: 2 Kings 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1886; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 9

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N

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

Meaning: to go: follow

Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Numbers 16:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 10

יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJoseph

Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joseph

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 11

אַחַ֣ר'a.Charafter

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 12

אֶחָ֔יו'e.Chavbrothers his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 13

וַיִּמְצָאֵ֖םvai.yim.tza.'Emand he found them

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 37:17 word 14

בְּדֹתָֽן\׃be.do.Tanat Dothan

Lemma: דֹּתָן (do.tan) · Strong's: H1886

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Dothan

Used 3 times. Also: 2 Kings 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1886; TAHOT Genesis 37:17 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

They have moved on	→	נָסַע H5265 to set out
from here	→	זֶה H2088 this
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
the man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I heard them	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
say	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Let us go	→	הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow
to Dothan	→	דֹּתָן H1886 Dothan
So Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
set out	→	הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow
after	→	אַחַר H0310A after
his brothers	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
and found them	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
at Dothan	→	דֹּתָן H1886 Dothan

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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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