KJV: And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
YLT: And he saith, 'For -- the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;'
Darby: And he said, That thou take the seven ewe-lambs of my hand, that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well.
ASV: And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | and he said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| אֶת־ | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| שֶׁ֣בַע | [these] seven |
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Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number). |
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| כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת | ewe lambs |
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Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: כִּבְשָׂה Sense: ewe-lamb, lamb. |
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| תִּקַּ֖ח | you will take |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away. |
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| מִיָּדִ֑י | from my hand |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: יָד Sense: hand. |
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| בַּעֲבוּר֙ | 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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| תִּֽהְיֶה־ | they may be |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| לִּ֣י | unto me |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common singular |
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| לְעֵדָ֔ה | witness |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular Root: עֵדָה Sense: testimony, witness. |
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| כִּ֥י | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| חָפַ֖רְתִּי | I have dug |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: חָפַר Sense: to dig, search for. |
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| הַבְּאֵ֥ר | the well |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּאֵר Sense: well, pit, spring. |
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| הַזֹּֽאת | this |
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Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such. |
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