Genesis 37:21 Go deeper

And Reuben heard it , and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'and he heard

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

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

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 37:21 word 1

רְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenReuben

Lemma: רְאוּבֵן (re.u.ven) · Strong's: H7205

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Reuben

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 29:32, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 35:22, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7205; TAHOT Genesis 37:21 word 2

וַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.tzi.Le.huand he rescued him

Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to rescue

Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:22, Exodus 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Genesis 37:21 word 3

מִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.Damfrom hand their

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 37:21 word 4

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.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 37:21 word 5

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 37:21 word 6

נַכֶּ֖נּוּna.Ke.nulet us strike him

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVhi1cp)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Genesis 37:21 word 7

נָֽפֶשׁ\׃Na.feshlife

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Genesis 37:21 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

When Reuben	→	רְאוּבֵן H7205 Reuben
heard [this]	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
he tried to rescue [Joseph]	→	נָצַל H5337 to rescue
from their hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
Let us not	→	לֹא H3808 not
take	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
his life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
he said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say

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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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