Genesis 37:15 BSB — MannaFest

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10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּ	vai.yim.tza.'E.hu	and he found him	H4672 →
אִ֔ישׁ	'Ish	a man	H376 →
וְהִנֵּ֥ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
תֹעֶ֖ה	to.'Eh	[he was] wandering	H8582 →
בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה	ba.sa.Deh	in the open country	H7704 →
וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּ	vai.yish.'a.Le.hu	and he asked him	H7592 →
הָאִ֛ישׁ	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
לֵאמֹ֖ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
מַה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃	te.va.Kesh	are you seeking	H1245 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 1:38
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
leads to
- John 18:7
  So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.
- John 3:2
  He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were…
- John 1:49
  “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
- Proverbs 8:34
  Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
- John 18:4
  Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”
Through
John 4:27
Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”
leads to
- Luke 7:39
  When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she…
Through
Judges 4:22
When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her,…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 17:10–15
  Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.
- 2 Samuel 17:3
  and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Judges 4:22When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.John 4:27Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”John 1:38Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”2 Kings 6:19And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.Genesis 21:14Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.John 20:15“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”John 18:7So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.John 18:4Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”

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