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Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. (KJV)

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וְעַתָּ֣ה\׀ve.'a.Tahand now

Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: now

Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 1

לְכ֣וּle.Khucome

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980K

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to go: come!

Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 31:44, Genesis 37:13, Genesis 37:27, Exodus 3:10, Numbers 22:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980K; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 2

וְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּve.na.har.Ge.huand let us kill him

Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqu1cp)

Meaning: to kill

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 3

וְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ve.nash.li.Khe.huand let us throw him

Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVhu1cp)

Meaning: to throw

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 4:3, Exodus 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 4

בְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.Chadin one of

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Acfsc (Acfsc)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 5

הַבֹּר֔וֹתha.bo.Rotthe pits

Lemma: בּוֹר (bor) · Strong's: H0953A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: pit

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 40:15, Genesis 41:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0953A; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 6

וְאָמַ֕רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuand we will say

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqq1cp)

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 37:20 word 7

חַיָּ֥הchai.Yahan animal

Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: living thing

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 8

רָעָ֖הra.'Ahwild

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: bad: harmful

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:50, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 40:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451A; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 9

אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ'a.kha.La.te.huit has eaten him

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 10

וְנִרְאֶ֕הve.nir.'Ehand we may see

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqu1cp)

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 37:20 word 11

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 37:20 word 12

יִּהְי֖וּyih.Yuwill <they> be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 13

חֲלֹמֹתָֽיו\׃cha.lo.mo.Tavdreams his

Lemma: חֲלוֹם (cha.lom) · Strong's: H2472

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: dream

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:11, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2472; TAHOT Genesis 37:20 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Come	→	הָלַךְ H1980K to go: come!
now	→	עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now
let us kill him	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill
and throw him	→	שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw
into one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
of the pits	→	בּוֹר H0953A pit
We can say	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
that a vicious	→	רַע H7451A bad: harmful
animal	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
has devoured him	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
Then we shall see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
what	→	מָה H4100 what?
becomes	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
of his dreams	→	חֲלוֹם H2472 dream

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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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