Genesis 37:2
This 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.
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ASV
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.
KJV
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.
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30 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֵ֣לֶּה׀ | 'E.leh | these | H428 → |
| תֹּלְד֣וֹת | to.le.Dot | [are] [the] accounts of | H8435 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֗ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| יוֹסֵ֞ף | yo.Sef | Joseph | H3130 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [was] a son of | H1121 → |
| שְׁבַֽע־ | she.va'- | seven- | H7651 → |
| עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה | 'es.Reh | teen | H6240 → |
| שָׁנָה֙ | sha.Nah | year[s] | H8141 → |
| הָיָ֨ה | ha.Yah | he was | H1961 → |
| רֹעֶ֤ה | ro.'Eh | shepherding | H7462 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | with | H854 → |
| אֶחָיו֙ | 'e.Chav | brothers his | H251 → |
| בַּצֹּ֔אן | ba.Tzon | <in> the flock | H6629 → |
| וְה֣וּא | ve.Hu' | and he | H1931 → |
| נַ֗עַר | Na.'ar | [was] a youth | H5288 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | with | H854 → |
| בְּנֵ֥י | be.Nei | [the] sons of | H1121 → |
| בִלְהָ֛ה | vil.Hah | Bilhah | H1090 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and with | H854 → |
| בְּנֵ֥י | be.Nei | [the] sons of | H1121 → |
| זִלְפָּ֖ה | zil.Pah | Zilpah | H2153 → |
| נְשֵׁ֣י | ne.Shei | [the] wives of | H802 → |
| אָבִ֑יו | 'a.Viv | father his | H1 → |
| וַיָּבֵ֥א | vai.ya.Ve' | and he brought | H935 → |
| יוֹסֵ֛ף | yo.Sef | Joseph | H3130 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| דִּבָּתָ֥ם | di.ba.Tam | report their | H1681 → |
| רָעָ֖ה | ra.'Ah | bad | H7451 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| אֲבִיהֶֽם׃ | 'a.vi.Hem | father their | H1 → |
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