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And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. (KJV)

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וַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮vai.ye.she.Vuand they sat down

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 1

לֶֽאֱכָל\־le.'e.khol-to eat

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

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

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 37:25 word 2

לֶחֶם֒le.Chembread

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899G

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

Meaning: food

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 39:6, Genesis 43:31, Genesis 43:32, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 47:13, Genesis 47:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899G; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 3

וַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'Uand they lifted up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375M

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

Meaning: to lift: look

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 22:4, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 24:63 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375M; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 4

עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.Hemeyes their

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: seeing

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 5

וַיִּרְא֔וּvai.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 37:25 word 6

וְהִנֵּה֙ve.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 37:25 word 7

אֹרְחַ֣ת'o.re.Chata caravan of

Lemma: אֹרְחָה (o.re.chah) · Strong's: H0736

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: caravan

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 21:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0736; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 8

יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםyish.me.'e.LimIshmaelites

Lemma: יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי (yish.ma.e.li) · Strong's: H3459

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Ishmaelite

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 39:1, Judges 8:24, 1 Chronicles 2:17, 1 Chronicles 27:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3459; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 9

בָּאָ֖הba.'Ah[was] coming

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 10

מִגִּלְעָ֑דmi.gil.'Adfrom Gilead

Lemma: גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) · Strong's: H1568G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gilead

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:25, Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:26, Numbers 32:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1568G; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 11

וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣םu.ge.ma.lei.Hemand camels their

Lemma: גָּמָל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1581

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

Meaning: camel

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1581; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 12

נֹֽשְׂאִ֗יםno.se.'Im[were] carrying

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H

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

Meaning: to lift: bear

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 39:7, Genesis 42:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 13

נְכֹאת֙ne.khoTspice

Lemma: נְכֹאת (ne.khot) · Strong's: H5219

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

Meaning: tragacanth gum

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 43:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5219; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 14

וּצְרִ֣יu.tze.Riand balm

Lemma: צֳרִי (tse.ri) · Strong's: H6875

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

Meaning: balsam

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Jeremiah 8:22, Jeremiah 46:11, Jeremiah 51:8, Ezekiel 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6875; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 15

וָלֹ֔טva.Lotand myrrh

Lemma: לֹט (lot) · Strong's: H3910

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

Meaning: myrrh

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 43:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3910; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 16

הוֹלְכִ֖יםhol.Khimtraveling

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980M

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

Meaning: to go: journey

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 14:11, Genesis 14:12, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980M; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 17

לְהוֹרִ֥ידle.ho.Ridto take [them] down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

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

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 18

מִצְרָֽיְמָה\׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahEgypt towards

Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Genesis 37:25 word 19

How the BSB renders it

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

And as they sat down	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
to eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
a meal	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899G food
they looked up	→	נָשָׂא H5375M to lift: look
. . .	→	עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing
. . .	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
and saw	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
a caravan	→	אֹרְחָה H0736 caravan
of Ishmaelites	→	יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי H3459 Ishmaelite
coming	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
from Gilead	→	גִּלְעָד H1568G Gilead
Their camels	→	גָּמָל H1581 camel
were carrying	→	נָשָׂא H5375M to lift: look
spices	→	נְכֹאת H5219 tragacanth gum
balm	→	צֳרִי H6875 balsam
and myrrh	→	לֹט H3910 myrrh
on their way	→	הָלַךְ H1980M to go: journey
down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
to Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt

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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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