Genesis 44:3 Go deeper
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As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. (KJV)
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הַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerthe morning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Genesis 44:3 word 1
א֑וֹר'orit was light
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0215
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to light
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 14:20, Exodus 25:37, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0215; TAHOT Genesis 44:3 word 2
וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.'a.na.Shimand the men
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Genesis 44:3 word 3
שֻׁלְּח֔וּshu.le.Chuthey were sent off
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPp3cp)
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 44:3 word 4
הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Genesis 44:3 word 5
וַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם\׃va.cha.mo.rei.Hemand donkeys their
Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2543
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: donkey
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2543; TAHOT Genesis 44:3 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| At daybreak | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| . . . | → | אוֹר H0215 to light |
| the men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| were sent on their way | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| . . . | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| with their donkeys | → | חֲמוֹר H2543 donkey |
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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