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And what the land is , whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes. (KJV)
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וּמָ֣הu.Mahand what?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 1
הָ֠אָרֶץHa.'a.retz[is] the land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 2
הַשְּׁמֵנָ֨הha.she.me.Nah¿ fat
Lemma: שָׁמֵן (sha.men) · Strong's: H8082
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: rich
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 49:20, Judges 3:29, 1 Chronicles 4:40, Nehemiah 9:25, Nehemiah 9:35, Isaiah 30:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8082; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 3
הִ֜ואhi'[is] it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 4
אִם\־'im-or?
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 5
רָזָ֗הra.Zahlean
Lemma: רָזֶה (ra.zeh) · Strong's: H7330
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: lean
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 34:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7330; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 6
הֲיֵֽשׁ\־ha.yesh-¿ [is] there
Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: there
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 7
עֵץ֙'etzwood
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 8
אִם\־'im-or?
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 9
אַ֔יִן'A.yinnot
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 10
וְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔םve.Hit.cha.zak.Temand you will show yourselves strong
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVtq2mp)
Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 11
וּלְקַחְתֶּ֖םu.le.kach.Temand you will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to take: bring
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947J; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 12
מִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.Risome of [the] fruit of
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 13
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 14
וְהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםve.Hai.ya.Mimand the days
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 15
יְמֵ֖יye.Mei[were the] days of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 16
בִּכּוּרֵ֥יbi.ku.Rei[the] first-fruits of
Lemma: בִּכּוּרִים (bik.kur) · Strong's: H1061
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: firstfruit
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 23:16, Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:22, Exodus 34:26, Leviticus 2:14, Leviticus 23:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1061; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 17
עֲנָבִֽים\׃'a.na.Vimgrapes
Lemma: עֵנָב (e.nav) · Strong's: H6025
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: grape
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 40:10, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 49:11, Leviticus 25:5, Numbers 6:3, Numbers 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6025; TAHOT Numbers 13:20 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Is the soil | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| fertile | → | שָׁמֵן H8082 rich |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| or | → | אִם H0518A if |
| unproductive | → | רָזֶה H7330 lean |
| Are there | → | יֵשׁ H3426 there |
| trees | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| in it | → | |
| or | → | אִם H0518A if |
| not | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| Be courageous | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| and bring back | → | לָקַח H3947J to take: bring |
| some of the fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| of the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| It was the season | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| . . . | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| for the first ripe | → | בִּכּוּרִים H1061 firstfruit |
| grapes | → | עֵנָב H6025 grape |
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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