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And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: (KJV)

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וַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.Kachand she took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 1

הָֽאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.Shahthe woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

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

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 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 Joshua 2:4 word 3

שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Nei[the] two

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 4

הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.Shimthe men

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 5

וַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹva.titz.pe.Noand she hid him

Lemma: צָפַן (tsa.phan) · Strong's: H6845

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to treasure

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 2:2, Exodus 2:3, Job 10:13, Job 14:13, Job 15:20, Job 17:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6845; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 6

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר\׀va.To.merand she said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 7

כֵּ֗ןKenright

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: right

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:31, Genesis 42:33, Genesis 42:34, Exodus 10:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651A; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 8

בָּ֤אוּBa.'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 Joshua 2:4 word 9

אֵלַי֙'e.Laito me

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 10

הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shimthe men

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 11

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 12

יָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knew

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 13

מֵאַ֥יִןme.'A.yinfrom where

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0370

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:7, Numbers 11:13, Joshua 9:8, Judges 17:9, Judges 19:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0370; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 14

הֵֽמָּה\׃He.mah[were] they

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Joshua 2:4 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

But the woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
had taken	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
the two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
and hidden them	→	צָפַן H6845 to treasure
So she said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Yes	→	כֵּן H3651A right
the men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
did come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to me	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
but I did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
where	→	אַ֫יִן H0370 where?
they had come from	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)

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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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