Genesis 49:24 Go deeper
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But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) (KJV)
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וַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevand it remained
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 1
בְּאֵיתָן֙be.'ei.Tanin permanence
Lemma: אֵיתָן (e.tan) · Strong's: H0386
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 14:27, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 21:4, Job 12:19, Job 33:19, Psalms 74:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0386; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 2
קַשְׁתּ֔וֹkash.Tobow his
Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: bow
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 3
וַיָּפֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Fo.zuand they were agile
Lemma: פָּזַז (pa.zaz) · Strong's: H6339
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: be agile
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Samuel 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6339; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 4
זְרֹעֵ֣יze.ro.'Ei[the] arms of
Lemma: זְרוֹעַ (ze.ro.a) · Strong's: H2220
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: arm
Used 91 times. Also: Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:16, Numbers 6:19, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 5:15, Deuteronomy 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2220; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 5
יָדָ֑יוya.Davhands his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 6
מִידֵי֙mi.Deifrom [the] hands of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 7
אֲבִ֣יר'a.Vir[the] mighty one of
Lemma: אָבִיר (a.vir) · Strong's: H0046
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: mighty
Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 132:2, Psalms 132:5, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 60:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0046; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 8
יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 9
מִשָּׁ֥םmi.Sham[is] from there
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 10
רֹעֶ֖הro.'Eh[the] shepherd
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 11
אֶ֥בֶן'E.ven[the] stone of
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 12
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Genesis 49:24 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Yet he steadied | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| . . . | → | אֵיתָן H0386 strong |
| his bow | → | קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow |
| and his strong arms | → | זְרוֹעַ H2220 arm |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| were tempered | → | פָּזַז H6339 be agile |
| by the hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| of the Mighty One | → | אָבִיר H0046 mighty |
| of Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| in the name of | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| the Shepherd | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| the Rock | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
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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