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And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. (KJV)
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וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.Tenand he gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414M
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: cry out
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 9:23, Numbers 14:1, 2 Samuel 22:14, Psalms 18:13, Psalms 46:6, Psalms 68:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414M; TAHOT Genesis 45:2 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 45:2 word 2
קֹל֖וֹko.Lovoice his
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Genesis 45:2 word 3
בִּבְכִ֑יbiv.Khiin weeping
Lemma: בְּכִי (be.khi) · Strong's: H1065
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: weeping
Used 30 times. Also: Deuteronomy 34:8, Judges 21:2, 2 Samuel 13:36, 2 Kings 20:3, Ezra 3:13, Esther 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1065; TAHOT Genesis 45:2 word 4
וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'Uand they heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 45:2 word 5
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרִי (mits.ri) · Strong's: H4713
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egyptian
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4713; TAHOT Genesis 45:2 word 6
וַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'and it heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 45:2 word 7
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] household of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 45:2 word 8
פַּרְעֹֽה\׃par.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547H
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547H; TAHOT Genesis 45:2 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But he wept | → | בְּכִי H1065 weeping |
| so loudly | → | נָתַן H5414M to give: cry out |
| that the Egyptians | → | מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian |
| heard him | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| and Pharaoh’s | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh |
| household | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| [soon] heard of it | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
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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