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Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place . (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'Aland he asked

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

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

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

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 38:21 word 2

אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Shei[the] men of

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

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

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 3

מְקֹמָהּ֙me.ko.Mahplace her

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

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

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 4

לֵאמֹ֔רle.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 38:21 word 5

אַיֵּ֧ה'ai.Yehwhere?

Lemma: אַיֵּה (ay.yeh) · Strong's: H0346

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:9, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 22:7, Judges 6:13, Judges 9:38, 2 Samuel 16:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0346; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 6

הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛הha.ke.de.Shah[is] the cult prostitute

Lemma: קְדֵשָׁה (qe.de.shah) · Strong's: H6948

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: cult prostitute

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 38:22, Deuteronomy 23:17, Hosea 4:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6948; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 7

הִ֥ואhi'she

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 8

בָעֵינַ֖יִםva.'ei.Na.yim[was] at <the> Enaim

Lemma: עֵינָם (e.na.yim) · Strong's: H5879G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Enaim

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5879G; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 9

עַל\־'al-at

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 10

הַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhthe road

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 11

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they said

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

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

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 38:21 word 12

לֹא\־lo'-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 38:21 word 13

הָיְתָ֥הha.ye.Tahshe was

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

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

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 38:21 word 14

בָזֶ֖הva.Zehin this [place]

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 15

קְדֵשָֽׁה\׃ke.de.Shaha cult prostitute

Lemma: קְדֵשָׁה (qe.de.shah) · Strong's: H6948

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

Meaning: cult prostitute

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 38:22, Deuteronomy 23:17, Hosea 4:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6948; TAHOT Genesis 38:21 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

He asked	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
the men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
of that place	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
Where	→	אַיֵּה H0346 where?
is the shrine prostitute	→	קְדֵשָׁה H6948 cult prostitute
who	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
was beside	→	עַל H5921A upon
the road	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
at Enaim	→	עֵינָם H5879G Enaim
No	→	לֹא H3808 not
shrine prostitute	→	קְדֵשָׁה H6948 cult prostitute
has been	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
here	→	זֶה H2088 this
they answered	→	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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