KJV: And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
YLT: And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, 'What are they -- these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'
Darby: And Abimelech said to Abraham, What mean these seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast set by themselves?
ASV: And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | And said |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ | Abimelech |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Sense: king of Gerar in Abraham’s time. |
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אֶל־ | unto |
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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אַבְרָהָ֑ם | Abraham |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַבְרָהָם Sense: friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God’s elective covenant. |
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מָ֣ה | why |
Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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הֵ֗נָּה | these |
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine plural Root: הֵנָּה Sense: they, these, the same, who. |
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שֶׁ֤בַע | seven |
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number). |
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כְּבָשֹׂת֙ | ewe lambs |
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: כִּבְשָׂה Sense: ewe-lamb, lamb. |
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הָאֵ֔לֶּה | these |
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural Root: אֵהֶל Sense: these. |
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הִצַּ֖בְתָּ | you have set |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: הֻצַּב Sense: to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish. |
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؟ לְבַדָּֽנָה | by themselves |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine plural Root: בַּד Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone. |