Genesis 6:1 Go deeper

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, (KJV)

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וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 6:1 word 1

כִּֽי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 6:1 word 2

הֵחֵ֣לhe.Chel<it> began

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490C

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to profane/begin: begin

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 41:54, Genesis 44:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490C; TAHOT Genesis 6:1 word 3

הָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.Dam<the> humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Genesis 6:1 word 4

לָרֹ֖בla.Roto become numerous

Lemma: רָבַב (ra.vav) · Strong's: H7231

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 18:20, Exodus 23:29, Deuteronomy 7:7, 1 Samuel 25:10, Job 35:6, Psalms 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7231; TAHOT Genesis 6:1 word 5

עַל\־'al-on

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 6:1 word 6

פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] surface of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Genesis 6:1 word 7

הָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.Mahthe ground

Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G

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

Meaning: land: soil

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Genesis 6:1 word 8

וּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.Notand daughters

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Genesis 6:1 word 9

יֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.Duthey were born

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPp3cp)

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 6:1 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Now	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
when	→	כִּי H3588A for
men	→	אָדָם H0120G man
began	→	חָלַל H2490C to profane/begin: begin
to multiply	→	רָבַב H7231 to multiply
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the face	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
of the earth	→	אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil
and daughters	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
were born	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
to them	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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