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Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand therefore
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Genesis 50:21 word 1
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Genesis 50:21 word 2
תִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uyou fear
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqj2mp)
Meaning: to fear
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Genesis 50:21 word 3
אָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiI
Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Genesis 50:21 word 4
אֲכַלְכֵּ֥ל'a.khal.KelI will provide for
Lemma: כּוּל (kul) · Strong's: H3557
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)
Meaning: to sustain
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Genesis 47:12, Ruth 4:15, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33, 2 Samuel 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3557; TAHOT Genesis 50:21 word 5
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> you
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 50:21 word 6
וְאֶֽת\־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 50:21 word 7
טַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.Khemlittle one[s] your
Lemma: טַף (taph) · Strong's: H2945
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: child
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 34:29, Genesis 43:8, Genesis 45:19, Genesis 46:5, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 47:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2945; TAHOT Genesis 50:21 word 8
וַיְנַחֵ֣םvay.na.Chemand he comforted
Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to be sorry: comfort
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 37:35, Genesis 38:12, Deuteronomy 32:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5162G; TAHOT Genesis 50:21 word 9
אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 50:21 word 10
וַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.Berand he spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 50:21 word 11
עַל\־'al-to
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 50:21 word 12
לִבָּֽם\׃li.Bamheart their
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Genesis 50:21 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| be afraid | → | יָרֵא H3372G to fear |
| I | → | אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I |
| will provide for | → | כּוּל H3557 to sustain |
| you | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| and your little ones | → | טַף H2945 child |
| So [Joseph] reassured | → | נָחַם H5162G to be sorry: comfort |
| [his brothers] | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| and spoke | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| kindly to them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
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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