Genesis 37:18 Go deeper

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. (KJV)

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וַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'Uand they saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 37:18 word 1

אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> him

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 37:18 word 2

מֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.Chokfrom a distance

Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: distant

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1, Numbers 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Genesis 37:18 word 3

וּבְטֶ֙רֶם֙u.ve.Te.remand just before

Lemma: טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) · Strong's: H2962

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: before

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2962; TAHOT Genesis 37:18 word 4

יִקְרַ֣בyik.Ravhe drew near

Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G

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

Meaning: to present: come

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Genesis 37:18 word 5

אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemto them

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 37:18 word 6

וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּvai.yit.na.ke.Luand they dealt deceptively with

Lemma: נָכַל (na.khal) · Strong's: H5230

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVtw3mp)

Meaning: to plot

Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 25:18, Psalms 105:25, Malachi 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5230; TAHOT Genesis 37:18 word 7

אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> him

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 37:18 word 8

לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ\׃la.ha.mi.Toto kill him

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 37:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Now [Joseph’s brothers] saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
him	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
in the distance	→	רָחֹק H7350 distant
and before	→	טֶ֫רֶם H2962 before
he arrived	→	קָרַב H7126G to present: come
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
they plotted	→	נָכַל H5230 to plot
to kill him	→	מוּת H4191 to die

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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