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And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. (KJV)
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וָאֶתֵּ֣ןva.'e.Tenand I gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 1
לְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.Chakto Isaac
Lemma: יִצְחָק (yits.chaq) · Strong's: H3327
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Isaac
Used 108 times. Also: Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 21:4, Genesis 21:5, Genesis 21:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 2
אֶֽת\־'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 24:4 word 3
יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 4
וְאֶת\־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 Joshua 24:4 word 5
עֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavEsau
Lemma: עֵשָׂו (e.sav) · Strong's: H6215G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Esau
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6215G; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 6
וָאֶתֵּ֨ןva.'e.Tenand I gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 7
לְעֵשָׂ֜וle.'e.Savto Esau
Lemma: עֵשָׂו (e.sav) · Strong's: H6215G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Esau
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6215G; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 8
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 24:4 word 9
הַ֤רhar[the] mountain of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: hill country
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 10:30, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 14:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022H; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 10
שֵׂעִיר֙se.'IrSeir
Lemma: שֵׂעִיר (se.ir) · Strong's: H8165A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Seir
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 32:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 36:8, Genesis 36:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8165A; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 11
לָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetto take possession of
Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to possess: take
Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 12
אוֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
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 24:4 word 13
וְיַעֲקֹ֥בve.ya.'a.Koand Jacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 14
וּבָנָ֖יוu.va.Navand sons his
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 15
יָרְד֥וּya.re.Duthey went down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 16
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Joshua 24:4 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and to Isaac | → | יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac |
| I gave | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| and Esau | → | עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau |
| I gave | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| Esau | → | עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau |
| Mount | → | הַר H2022H mountain: hill country |
| Seir | → | שֵׂעִיר H8165A Seir |
| to possess | → | יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take |
| but Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| and his sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| went down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| to Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
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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