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And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. (KJV)
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וַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.Soand he turned away
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to turn: turn
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11, Numbers 32:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT Genesis 42:24 word 1
מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.lei.Hemfrom with <the> them
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 42:24 word 2
וַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekand he wept
Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to weep
Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 37:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1058; TAHOT Genesis 42:24 word 3
וַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he returned
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Genesis 42:24 word 4
אֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.Hemto them
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 42:24 word 5
וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand he spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 42:24 word 6
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto them
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 42:24 word 7
וַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 42:24 word 8
מֵֽאִתָּם֙me.'i.Tamfrom with <the> them
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 42:24 word 9
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 42:24 word 10
שִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onSimeon
Lemma: שִׁמְעוֹן (shim.on) · Strong's: H8095G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Simeon
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 29:33, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8095G; TAHOT Genesis 42:24 word 11
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥רvai.ye.'e.Sorand he bound
Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to bind
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 46:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Genesis 42:24 word 12
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> him
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 42:24 word 13
לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם\׃le.'ei.nei.Hemto eyes their
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye: before(the eyes)
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 23:18, Genesis 47:19, Exodus 8:26, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 10:15, Numbers 22:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869J; TAHOT Genesis 42:24 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And he turned away | → | סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn |
| from them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and wept | → | בָּכָה H1058 to weep |
| When he turned back | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| and spoke | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| to them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| he took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| Simeon | → | שִׁמְעוֹן H8095G Simeon |
| from them | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| and had him bound | → | אָסַר H0631 to bind |
| before their eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869J eye: before(the eyes) |
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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