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And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 38:23 word 1
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Genesis 38:23 word 2
תִּֽקַּֽח\־ti.kach-let her take [them]
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 38:23 word 3
פֶּ֖ןpenlest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Genesis 38:23 word 4
נִהְיֶ֣הnih.Yehwe should become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)
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 38:23 word 5
לָב֑וּזla.Vuz<into> contempt
Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0937
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: contempt
Used 11 times. Also: Job 12:5, Job 12:21, Job 31:34, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 107:40, Psalms 119:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0937; TAHOT Genesis 38:23 word 6
הִנֵּ֤הhi.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 38:23 word 7
שָׁלַ֙חְתִּי֙sha.Lach.tiI sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Genesis 38:23 word 8
הַגְּדִ֣יha.ge.Dithe kid
Lemma: גְּדִי (ge.di) · Strong's: H1423
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: kid
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 38:17, Genesis 38:20, Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1423; TAHOT Genesis 38:23 word 9
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> this
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 38:23 word 10
וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand you
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Genesis 38:23 word 11
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 38:23 word 12
מְצָאתָֽהּ\׃me.tza.Tahyou found her
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 38:23 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Let her | → | |
| keep the items | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Otherwise | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| we will become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a laughingstock | → | בּוּז H0937 contempt |
| After all | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| I did send her | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| young goat | → | גְּדִי H1423 kid |
| but you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| could not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| find her | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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