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And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD . (KJV)
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וַֽיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand it happened
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 4:3 word 1
מִקֵּ֣ץmi.Ketzfrom [the] end of
Lemma: קֵץ (qets) · Strong's: H7093
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: end
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 6:13, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 41:1, Exodus 12:41, Numbers 13:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7093; TAHOT Genesis 4:3 word 2
יָמִ֑יםya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 4:3 word 3
וַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'and he brought
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Genesis 4:3 word 4
קַ֜יִןKa.yinCain
Lemma: קַ֫יִן (qa.yin) · Strong's: H7014B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Cain
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7014B; TAHOT Genesis 4:3 word 5
מִפְּרִ֧יmi.pe.Risome of [the] fruit of
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Genesis 4:3 word 6
הָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.Mahthe ground
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Genesis 4:3 word 7
מִנְחָ֖הmin.Chahan offering
Lemma: מִנְחָה (min.chah) · Strong's: H4503G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: offering
Used 176 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:5, Exodus 29:41, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 40:29, Leviticus 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4503G; TAHOT Genesis 4:3 word 8
לַֽיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 4:3 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So in the course | → | קֵץ H7093 end |
| of time | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| Cain | → | קַ֫יִן H7014B Cain |
| brought | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| some of the fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| of the soil | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
| as an offering | → | מִנְחָה H4503G offering |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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