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How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: (KJV)

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וַיֵּרְד֤וּvai.ye.re.Duand they went down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 Numbers 20:15 word 1

אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuancestors our

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Numbers 20:15 word 2

מִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahEgypt towards

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 Numbers 20:15 word 3

וַנֵּ֥שֶׁבva.Ne.shevand we dwelt

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqw1cp)

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 Numbers 20:15 word 4

בְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimin Egypt

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 Numbers 20:15 word 5

יָמִ֣יםya.Mimdays

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 20:15 word 6

רַבִּ֑יםra.Bimmany

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Numbers 20:15 word 7

וַיָּרֵ֥עוּvai.ya.Re.'uand they did harm

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Numbers 20:15 word 8

מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt

Lemma: מִצְרִי (mits.ri) · Strong's: H4713

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egyptian

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4713; TAHOT Numbers 20:15 word 9

וְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ\׃ve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuand to ancestors our

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Numbers 20:15 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

how our fathers	→	אָב H0001G father
went down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
to Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
where we lived	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
many	→	רַב H7227A many
years	→	יוֹם H3117G day
The Egyptians	→	מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian
mistreated	→	רָעַע H7489A be evil
us	→
and our fathers	→	אָב H0001G father

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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