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And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. (KJV)
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וַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙vai.ya.Khi.nuand they prepared
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to establish: prepare
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:15, Exodus 23:20, Exodus 34:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559A; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 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 43:25 word 2
הַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.Chahthe gift
Lemma: מִנְחָה (min.chah) · Strong's: H4503H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: offering: gift
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:18, Genesis 32:20, Genesis 32:21, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 43:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4503H; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 3
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 4
בּ֥וֹאBo'came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 5
יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJoseph
Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joseph
Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 6
בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimat <the> noon<s>
Lemma: צֹ֫הַר (tso.har) · Strong's: H6672A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)
Meaning: midday
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Deuteronomy 28:29, 2 Samuel 4:5, 1 Kings 18:26, 1 Kings 18:27, 1 Kings 18:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6672A; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 7
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 8
שָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'Uthey had heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 9
כִּי\־ki-that
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 10
שָׁ֖םshamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 11
יֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luthey will eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 12
לָֽחֶם\׃La.chemfood
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Genesis 43:25 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Since | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| [the brothers] had been told | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they were going to eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| a meal | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| they prepared | → | כּוּן H3559A to establish: prepare |
| their gift | → | מִנְחָה H4503H offering: gift |
| for | → | עַד H5704 till |
| Joseph’s | → | יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph |
| arrival | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| at noon | → | צֹ֫הַר H6672A midday |
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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