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And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. (KJV)
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וַיְצַ֨וvay.Tzavand he commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Genesis 50:2 word 1
יוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefJoseph
Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joseph
Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 50:2 word 2
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 50:2 word 3
עֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.Davservants his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 50:2 word 4
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 50:2 word 5
הָרֹ֣פְאִ֔יםha.Ro.fe.'Imthe physicians
Lemma: רָפָא (ra.pah) · Strong's: H7495
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to heal
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 20:17, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 21:19, Leviticus 13:18, Leviticus 13:37, Leviticus 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7495; TAHOT Genesis 50:2 word 6
לַחֲנֹ֖טla.cha.Notto embalm
Lemma: חָנַט (cha.nat) · Strong's: H2590A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to spice
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Song of Solomon 2:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2590A; TAHOT Genesis 50:2 word 7
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 50:2 word 8
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 50:2 word 9
וַיַּחַנְט֥וּvai.ya.chan.Tuand they embalmed
Lemma: חָנַט (cha.nat) · Strong's: H2590A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to spice
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Song of Solomon 2:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2590A; TAHOT Genesis 50:2 word 10
הָרֹפְאִ֖יםha.ro.fe.'Imthe physicians
Lemma: רָפָא (ra.pah) · Strong's: H7495
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to heal
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 20:17, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 21:19, Leviticus 13:18, Leviticus 13:37, Leviticus 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7495; TAHOT Genesis 50:2 word 11
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 50:2 word 12
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
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 50:2 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Joseph | → | יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph |
| directed | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| the physicians | → | רָפָא H7495 to heal |
| in his service | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| to embalm | → | חָנַט H2590A to spice |
| his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| So they | → | רָפָא H7495 to heal |
| embalmed him | → | חָנַט H2590A to spice |
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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