Genesis 38:13 Go deeper

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. (KJV)

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וַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.Gadand it was told

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHw3ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Genesis 38:13 word 1

לְתָמָ֖רle.ta.Marto Tamar

Lemma: תָּמָר (ta.mar) · Strong's: H8559G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Tamar

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 38:6, Genesis 38:11, Genesis 38:24, Ruth 4:12, 1 Chronicles 2:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8559G; TAHOT Genesis 38:13 word 2

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

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

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

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 38:13 word 3

הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehthere!

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 38:13 word 4

חָמִ֛יךְcha.Mikhfather-in-law your

Lemma: חָם (cham) · Strong's: H2524

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: father-in-law

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 38:25, 1 Samuel 4:19, 1 Samuel 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2524; TAHOT Genesis 38:13 word 5

עֹלֶ֥ה'o.Leh[is] going up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Genesis 38:13 word 6

תִמְנָ֖תָהtim.Na.tahTimnah towards

Lemma: תִּמְנָה (tim.nah) · Strong's: H8553G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Timnah

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:14, Joshua 15:10, Joshua 19:43, Judges 14:1, Judges 14:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8553G; TAHOT Genesis 38:13 word 7

לָגֹ֥זla.Gozto shear

Lemma: גָּזַז (ga.zaz) · Strong's: H1494

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

Meaning: to shear

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 31:19, Genesis 38:12, Deuteronomy 15:19, 1 Samuel 25:2, 1 Samuel 25:4, 1 Samuel 25:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1494; TAHOT Genesis 38:13 word 8

צֹאנֽוֹ\׃tzo.Nosheep his

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

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

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Genesis 38:13 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

When Tamar	→	תָּמָר H8559G Tamar
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
was told	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
Your father-in-law	→	חָם H2524 father-in-law
is going up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
to Timnah	→	תִּמְנָה H8553G Timnah
to shear	→	גָּזַז H1494 to shear
his sheep	→	צֹאן H6629G flock

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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