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And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. (KJV)
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וְהַבָּאִ֗יםve.ha.ba.'Imand those [which] came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 1
זָכָ֨רza.Kharmale
Lemma: זָכָר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2145
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: male
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2145; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 2
וּנְקֵבָ֤הu.ne.ke.Vahand female
Lemma: נְקֵבָה (ne.qe.vah) · Strong's: H5347
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: female
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:9, Leviticus 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5347; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 3
מִכָּל\־mi.kolof all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 4
בָּשָׂר֙ba.Sarflesh
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 5
בָּ֔אוּBa.'uthey came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 6
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 18:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 7
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
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 7:16 word 8
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> him
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 7:16 word 9
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 10
וַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.Gorand he closed
Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to shut
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 11
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 12
בַּֽעֲדֽוֹ\׃ba.'a.dobehind him
Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: about/through/for
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30, Leviticus 9:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Genesis 7:16 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And they entered | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| . . . | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| the male | → | זָכָר H2145 male |
| and female | → | נְקֵבָה H5347 female |
| of every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| living thing | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| had commanded | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| [Noah] | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| Then the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for |
| shut him in | → | סָגַר H5462 to shut |
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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