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And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'and he saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 1

מְנֻחָה֙me.nu.Chaha resting place

Lemma: מְנוּחָה (me.nu.chah) · Strong's: H4496H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: resting

Used 21 times. Also: Numbers 10:33, Deuteronomy 12:9, Ruth 1:9, 2 Samuel 14:17, 1 Kings 8:56, 1 Chronicles 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4496H; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 2

כִּ֣יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 3

ט֔וֹבTovit was good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2895

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: be pleasing

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2895; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 4

וְאֶת\־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 49:15 word 5

הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

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 49:15 word 6

כִּ֣יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 7

נָעֵ֑מָהna.'E.mahit was pleasant

Lemma: נָעֵם (na.em) · Strong's: H5276

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: be pleasant

Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 1:26, Psalms 141:6, Proverbs 2:10, Proverbs 9:17, Proverbs 24:25, Song of Solomon 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5276; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 8

וַיֵּ֤טvai.Yetand he bent down

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 9

שִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.Moshoulder his

Lemma: שְׁכֶם (she.khem) · Strong's: H7926

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: shoulder

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 48:22, Exodus 12:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7926; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 10

לִסְבֹּ֔לlis.Bolto carry a load

Lemma: סָבַל (sa.val) · Strong's: H5445

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to bear

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 144:14, Ecclesiastes 12:5, Isaiah 46:4, Isaiah 46:7, Isaiah 53:4, Isaiah 53:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5445; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 11

וַיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand he became

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 49:15 word 12

לְמַס\־le.mas-<into> forced labor of

Lemma: מַס (mas) · Strong's: H4522

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: taskworker

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 1:11, Deuteronomy 20:11, Joshua 16:10, Joshua 17:13, Judges 1:28, Judges 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4522; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 13

עֹבֵֽד\׃\ \ס'o.Vedlaboring

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to serve

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Genesis 49:15 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
his resting place	→	מְנוּחָה H4496H resting
was good	→	H2896
and that	→	כִּי H3588A for
his land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
was pleasant	→	נָעֵם H5276 be pleasant
so he bent	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
his shoulder	→	שְׁכֶם H7926 shoulder
to the burden	→	סָבַל H5445 to bear
and submitted	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
to labor	→	מַס H4522 taskworker
as a servant	→	עָבַד H5647G to serve

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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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