Genesis 40:1 Go deeper
And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it was
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 40:1 word 1
אַחַר֙'a.Charafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 40:1 word 2
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rimthe things
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: word: thing
Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Genesis 40:1 word 3
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> these
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Genesis 40:1 word 4
חָֽטְא֛וּcha.te.'Uthey sinned
Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to sin
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 42:22, Genesis 43:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Genesis 40:1 word 5
מַשְׁקֵ֥הmash.Keh[the] cup bearer of
Lemma: מַשְׁקֶה (mash.qeh) · Strong's: H4945A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: cupbearer
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:20, Genesis 40:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4945A; TAHOT Genesis 40:1 word 6
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 40:1 word 7
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
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 40:1 word 8
וְהָאֹפֶ֑הve.ha.'o.Pehand the baker
Lemma: אָפָה (a.phah) · Strong's: H0644
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: to bake
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0644; TAHOT Genesis 40:1 word 9
לַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.Hemto master<s> their
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Genesis 40:1 word 10
לְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhto [the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 40:1 word 11
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgypt
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 40:1 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Some time later | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| . . . | → | דָּבָר H1697I word: thing |
| . . . | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| the king’s | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| cupbearer | → | מַשְׁקֶה H4945A cupbearer |
| and baker | → | אָפָה H0644 to bake |
| offended | → | חָטָא H2398 to sin |
| their master | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
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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