KJV: This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
YLT: A testimony on Joseph He hath placed it, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known -- I hear.
Darby: He ordained it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went forth over the land of Egypt, where I heard a language that I knew not.
ASV: He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language that I knew not.
| עֵ֤דוּת ׀ | [as] a testimony |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: עֵדוּת Sense: testimony. |
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| בִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ף | in Joseph |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹוסֵף Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel. |
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| שָׂמ֗וֹ | this He established |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: שׂוּמָה Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make. |
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| בְּ֭צֵאתוֹ | when He went |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth. |
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| עַל־ | throughout |
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Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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| אֶ֣רֶץ | the land |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| מִצְרָ֑יִם | of Egypt |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”. |
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| שְׂפַ֖ת | a language |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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| יָדַ֣עְתִּי | I did understand |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know. |
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| אֶשְׁמָֽע | [Where] I heard |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey. |
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