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Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. (KJV)
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זְבוּלֻ֕ןze.vu.LunZebulun
Lemma: זְבוּלֻן (ze.vu.lun) · Strong's: H2074
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zebulun
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 30:20, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:14, Exodus 1:3, Numbers 1:9, Numbers 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2074; TAHOT Genesis 49:13 word 1
לְח֥וֹףle.Chofto [the] coast of
Lemma: חוֹף (choph) · Strong's: H2348
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: coast
Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:7, Joshua 9:1, Judges 5:17, Jeremiah 47:7, Ezekiel 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2348; TAHOT Genesis 49:13 word 2
יַמִּ֖יםya.Mim[the] seas
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Genesis 49:13 word 3
יִשְׁכֹּ֑ןyish.Konhe will dwell
Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Genesis 49:13 word 4
וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 49:13 word 5
לְח֣וֹףle.Chofto a harbor of
Lemma: חוֹף (choph) · Strong's: H2348
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: coast
Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:7, Joshua 9:1, Judges 5:17, Jeremiah 47:7, Ezekiel 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2348; TAHOT Genesis 49:13 word 6
אֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.Yotships
Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: fleet
Used 30 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49, 2 Chronicles 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT Genesis 49:13 word 7
וְיַרְכָת֖וֹve.yar.kha.Toand side his
Lemma: יַרְכָה (ye.re.khah) · Strong's: H3411
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: flank
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 26:22, Exodus 26:23, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:27, Exodus 36:28, Exodus 36:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3411; TAHOT Genesis 49:13 word 8
עַל\־'al-[will be] at
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 49:13 word 9
צִידֹֽן\׃\ \סtzi.DonSidon
Lemma: צִידוֹן (tsi.don) · Strong's: H6721H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sidon
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Judges 1:31, Judges 10:6, Judges 18:28, 2 Samuel 24:6, 1 Kings 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6721H; TAHOT Genesis 49:13 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Zebulun | → | זְבוּלֻן H2074 Zebulun |
| shall dwell | → | שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| by the seashore | → | חוֹף H2348 coast |
| . . . | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| and become a harbor | → | חוֹף H2348 coast |
| for ships | → | אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet |
| his border | → | יַרְכָה H3411 flank |
| shall extend | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| to Sidon | → | צִידוֹן H6721H Sidon |
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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