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And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people. (KJV)
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וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand [the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 1
קֵינִי֩kei.Ni[the] Kenite
Lemma: קֵינִי (qe.ni) · Strong's: H7017
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Kenite
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 15:19, Numbers 24:21, Judges 4:11, Judges 4:17, Judges 5:24, 1 Samuel 15:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7017; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 2
חֹתֵ֨ןcho.Ten[the] father-in-law of
Lemma: חֹתֵן (cho.ten) · Strong's: H2859A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: relative
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:18, Exodus 18:1, Exodus 18:2, Exodus 18:5, Exodus 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2859A; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 3
מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 4
עָל֨וּ'a.Luthey went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 5
מֵעִ֤ירme.'Irfrom [the] city of
Lemma: עִיר הַתְּמָרִים (ir hat.t.ma.rim) · Strong's: H5899
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: Ir-hatmarim
Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 34:3, Judges 3:13, 2 Chronicles 28:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5899; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 6
הַתְּמָרִים֙ha.te.ma.Rimthe palm trees
Lemma: עִיר הַתְּמָרִים (ir hat.t.ma.rim) · Strong's: H5899
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: Ir-hatmarim
Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 34:3, Judges 3:13, 2 Chronicles 28:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5899; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 7
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 8
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 9
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 10
מִדְבַּ֣רmid.Bar[the] wilderness of
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 11
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 12
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 13
בְּנֶ֣גֶבbe.Ne.gev[is] in [the] Negev
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Negeb
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 24:62, Numbers 13:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045G; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 14
עֲרָ֑ד'a.RadArad
Lemma: עֲרָד (a.rad) · Strong's: H6166A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Arad
Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 21:1, Numbers 33:40, Joshua 12:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6166A; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 15
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 16
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dwelt
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 17
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 18
הָעָֽם\׃ha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Judges 1:16 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now the descendants | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Moses’ | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| father-in-law | → | חֹתֵן H2859A relative |
| the Kenite | → | קֵינִי H7017 Kenite |
| went up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| with | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| the men | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| from the City | → | H5892 |
| of Palms | → | תָּמָר H8558 palm |
| to the Wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| in the Negev | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045G Negeb |
| near Arad | → | עֲרָד H6166A Arad |
| They went | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| to live | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| among | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
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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