Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThis is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them. Young's Literal Translation These [are] births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he [is] a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father. King James Bible These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad [was] with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. Hebrew Thisאֵ֣לֶּה ׀ (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those is the account תֹּלְד֣וֹת (tō·lə·ḏō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 8435: Descent, family, history of Jacob. יַעֲקֹ֗ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc When Joseph יוֹסֵ֞ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites [was] seventeen שְׁבַֽע־ (šə·ḇa‘-) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number years שָׁנָה֙ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year old, בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son he was הָיָ֨ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be tending רֹעֶ֤ה (rō·‘eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with the flock בַּצֹּ֔אן (baṣ·ṣōn) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among his brothers, אֶחָיו֙ (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) the sons בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Bilhah בִלְהָ֛ה (ḇil·hāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1090: Bilhah -- a concubine of Jacob and Zilpah, זִלְפָּ֖ה (zil·pāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 2153: Zilpah -- one of Jacob's wives his father’s אָבִ֑יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father wives, נְשֵׁ֣י (nə·šê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female and he יוֹסֵ֛ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites brought וַיָּבֵ֥א (way·yā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go their father אֲבִיהֶֽם׃ (’ă·ḇî·hem) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father a bad רָעָ֖ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil report דִּבָּתָ֥ם (dib·bā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1681: Whispering, defamation, evil report about them. אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to |
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