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And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him . (KJV)
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וַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 8:8 word 1
מִשָּׁם֙mi.Shamfrom there
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Judges 8:8 word 2
פְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElPenuel
Lemma: פְּנוּאֵל (pe.nu.el) · Strong's: H6439G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Peniel
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 32:30, Genesis 32:31, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, 1 Kings 12:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6439G; TAHOT Judges 8:8 word 3
וַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.Berand he spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Judges 8:8 word 4
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemto them
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 Judges 8:8 word 5
כָּזֹ֑אתka.Zotlike this
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Judges 8:8 word 6
וַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.Nuand they answered
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Judges 8:8 word 7
אוֹתוֹ֙'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 Judges 8:8 word 8
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] men of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 Judges 8:8 word 9
פְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElPenuel
Lemma: פְּנוּאֵל (pe.nu.el) · Strong's: H6439G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Peniel
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 32:30, Genesis 32:31, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, 1 Kings 12:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6439G; TAHOT Judges 8:8 word 10
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'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 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Judges 8:8 word 11
עָנ֖וּ'a.Nuthey had answered
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Judges 8:8 word 12
אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei[the] men of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 Judges 8:8 word 13
סֻכּֽוֹת\׃su.KotSuccoth
Lemma: סֻכּוֹת (suk.kot) · Strong's: H5523G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Succoth
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 33:17, Joshua 13:27, Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:14, Judges 8:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5523G; TAHOT Judges 8:8 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| From there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| he went up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| to Penuel | → | פְּנוּאֵל H6439G Peniel |
| and asked | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| the same | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| from them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| but the men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| of Penuel | → | פְּנוּאֵל H6439G Peniel |
| gave the same response | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| the men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| of Succoth | → | סֻכּוֹת H5523G Succoth |
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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