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And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.Tahand now
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Genesis 48:5 word 1
שְׁנֵֽי\־she.nei-[the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Genesis 48:5 word 2
בָנֶיךָ֩va.nei.Khasons your
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 48:5 word 3
הַנּוֹלָדִ֨יםha.no.la.Dimwho were born
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 48:5 word 4
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 48:5 word 5
מִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.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 48:5 word 6
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 48:5 word 7
בֹּאִ֥יbo.'Icame I
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 48:5 word 8
אֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khato you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 48:5 word 9
מִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahEgypt towards
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 48:5 word 10
הֵ֑םHemthey
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 48:5 word 11
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimEphraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Genesis 48:5 word 12
וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הu.me.na.Shehand Manasseh
Lemma: מְנַשֶּׁה (me.nash.sheh) · Strong's: H4519G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Manasseh
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4519G; TAHOT Genesis 48:5 word 13
כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ןkir.'u.Venlike Reuben
Lemma: רְאוּבֵן (re.u.ven) · Strong's: H7205
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Reuben
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 29:32, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 35:22, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7205; TAHOT Genesis 48:5 word 14
וְשִׁמְע֖וֹןve.shim.'onand Simeon
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 42:24, Genesis 42:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8095G; TAHOT Genesis 48:5 word 15
יִֽהְיוּ\־yih.yu-they will be[long]
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 48:5 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| your two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| born | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| to you | → | |
| in Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| before | → | עַד H5704 till |
| I came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to you | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| [here] | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| [shall be reckoned as] | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| mine | → | |
| Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| and Manasseh | → | מְנַשֶּׁה H4519G Manasseh |
| shall be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| mine | → | |
| just as Reuben | → | רְאוּבֵן H7205 Reuben |
| and Simeon [are mine] | → | שִׁמְעוֹן H8095G Simeon |
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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