Genesis 49:3 Go deeper

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Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: (KJV)

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רְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenO 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 49:3 word 1

בְּכֹ֣רִיbe.Kho.ri[are] firstborn my

Lemma: בְּכוֹר (be.khor) · Strong's: H1060

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

Meaning: firstborn

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 22:21, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1060; TAHOT Genesis 49:3 word 2

אַ֔תָּה'A.tahyou

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Genesis 49:3 word 3

כֹּחִ֖יko.Chistrength my

Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B

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

Meaning: strength

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11, Leviticus 26:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Genesis 49:3 word 4

וְרֵאשִׁ֣יתve.re.Shitand [the] beginning of

Lemma: רֵאשִׁית (re.shit) · Strong's: H7225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: first: beginning

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 10:10, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 23:10, Numbers 15:20, Numbers 15:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7225G; TAHOT Genesis 49:3 word 5

אוֹנִ֑י'o.Nimanly vigor my

Lemma: אוֹן (on) · Strong's: H0202

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

Meaning: strength

Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 21:17, Job 18:7, Job 18:12, Job 20:10, Job 40:16, Psalms 78:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0202; TAHOT Genesis 49:3 word 6

יֶ֥תֶרYe.terexcellence of

Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A

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

Meaning: remainder

Used 95 times. Also: Exodus 10:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 3:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Genesis 49:3 word 7

שְׂאֵ֖תse.'Etdignity

Lemma: שְׂאֵת (se.et) · Strong's: H7613

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

Meaning: elevation

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:28, Leviticus 13:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7613; TAHOT Genesis 49:3 word 8

וְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terand excellence of

Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A

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

Meaning: remainder

Used 95 times. Also: Exodus 10:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 3:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Genesis 49:3 word 9

עָֽז\׃'Azpower

Lemma: עַז (az) · Strong's: H5794

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: strong

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 49:7, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 13:28, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 28:50, Judges 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5794; TAHOT Genesis 49:3 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Reuben	→	רְאוּבֵן H7205 Reuben
you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
are my firstborn	→	בְּכוֹר H1060 firstborn
my might	→	כֹּחַ H3581B strength
and the beginning	→	רֵאשִׁית H7225G first: beginning
of my strength	→	אוֹן H0202 strength
excelling	→	יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder
in honor	→	שְׂאֵת H7613 elevation
excelling	→	יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder
in power	→	עַז H5794 strong

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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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