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And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: (KJV)
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וַיִּֽהְי֣וּvai.yih.Yuand they were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 5:4 word 1
יְמֵי\־ye.mei-[the] days of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 5:4 word 2
אָדָ֗ם'a.DamAdam
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0121G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Adam
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0121G; TAHOT Genesis 5:4 word 3
אַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.Reiafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19, Genesis 5:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 5:4 word 4
הוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.Dofathered he
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
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 5:4 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<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 5:4 word 6
שֵׁ֔תShetSeth
Lemma: שֵׁת (shet) · Strong's: H8352
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Seth
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8352; TAHOT Genesis 5:4 word 7
שְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.Neheight
Lemma: שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) · Strong's: H8083
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: eight
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8083; TAHOT Genesis 5:4 word 8
מֵאֹ֖תme.'Othundred<s>
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAcfpa)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Genesis 5:4 word 9
שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 5:4 word 10
וַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledand he fathered
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
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 5:4 word 11
בָּנִ֖יםba.Nimsons
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 5:4 word 12
וּבָנֽוֹת\׃u.va.Notand daughters
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19, Genesis 5:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Genesis 5:4 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And after | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| he had become the father of | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| Seth | → | שֵׁת H8352 Seth |
| Adam | → | אָדָם H0121G Adam |
| lived | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| 800 | → | שְׁמֹנֶה H8083 eight |
| . . . | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| and had [other] | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
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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