KJV: That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
YLT: that ye have said, Thy servants have been men of cattle from our youth, even until now, both we and our fathers, -- in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for the abomination of the Egyptians is every one feeding a flock.'
Darby: then ye shall say, Thy servants are men that have been occupied with cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers; in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.
ASV: that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
| וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם | that you shall say |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| אַנְשֵׁ֨י | men |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֱנׄושׁ Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind. |
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| מִקְנֶ֜ה | of livestock |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מִקְנֶה Sense: cattle, livestock. |
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| הָי֤וּ | have been |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ | your servants |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant. |
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| מִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּ | from our youth |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural Root: נְעוּרִים Sense: youth, early life. |
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| וְעַד־ | and even until |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as. |
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| עַ֔תָּה | now |
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Parse: Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now. |
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| גַּם־ | both |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea. |
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| גַּם־ | [and] also |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea. |
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| אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ | our fathers |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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| בַּעֲב֗וּר | that |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: עֲבוּר Sense: for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to conj. |
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| תֵּשְׁבוּ֙ | you may dwell |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | in the land |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| גֹּ֔שֶׁן | of Goshen |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גֹּשֶׁן Sense: a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses. |
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| תוֹעֲבַ֥ת | an abomination |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: תֹּועֵבָה Sense: a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable. |
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| מִצְרַ֖יִם | to Egypt |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרִי Sense: Egyptian—an inhabitant or citizen of Egypt. |
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| כָּל־ | [are] all |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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| רֹ֥עֵה | shepherding |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: רָעָה Sense: to pasture, tend, graze, feed. |
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| צֹֽאן | a flock |
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Parse: Noun, common singular Root: צֹאן Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks. |
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