Genesis 47:21 Go deeper
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And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. (KJV)
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וְאֶ֨ת\־ve.'Etand <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 47:21 word 1
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Genesis 47:21 word 2
הֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.Virhe brought in
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674C
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to pass: bring
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 13:12, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:8, Joshua 7:7, 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674C; TAHOT Genesis 47:21 word 3
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
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 47:21 word 4
לֶעָרִ֑יםle.'a.Rimto the cities
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Genesis 47:21 word 5
מִקְצֵ֥הmik.Tzehfrom [the] end of
Lemma: קָצֶה (qa.tseh) · Strong's: H7097A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: end
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 47:2, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 16:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7097A; TAHOT Genesis 47:21 word 6
גְבוּל\־ge.Vul-[the] territory of
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: area
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT Genesis 47:21 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 47:21 word 8
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and to
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 47:21 word 9
קָצֵֽהוּ\׃ka.Tze.huend its
Lemma: קָצֶה (qa.tseh) · Strong's: H7097A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: end
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 47:2, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 16:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7097A; TAHOT Genesis 47:21 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and Joseph reduced | → | עָבַר H5674C to pass: bring |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| to servitude | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| from one end | → | קָצֶה H7097A end |
| . . . | → | גְּבוּל H1366H border: area |
| of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the other | → | קָצֶה H7097A end |
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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