Genesis 38:1 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיְהִי֙	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
בָּעֵ֣ת	ba.'Et	at the time	H6256 →
הַהִ֔וא	ha.Hiv'	<the> that	H1931 →
וַיֵּ֥רֶד	vai.Ye.red	and he went down	H3381 →
יְהוּדָ֖ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
מֵאֵ֣ת	me.'Et	from with	H854 →
אֶחָ֑יו	'e.Chav	brothers his	H251 →
וַיֵּ֛ט	vai.Yet	and he turned aside	H5186 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
אִ֥ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
עֲדֻלָּמִ֖י	'a.du.la.Mi	an Adullamite	H5726 →
וּשְׁמ֥וֹ	u.she.Mo	and name his	H8034 →
חִירָֽה׃	chi.Rah	[was] Hirah	H2437 →

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
Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:33–34
  Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Proverbs 15:31
  He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
- Proverbs 9:6
  Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:14–18
  Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
- Psalms 119:63
  I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
Through
Joshua 15:35
Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
leads to
- 1 Samuel 22:1
  So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Kings 4:8
One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
leads to
- Joshua 19:18
  Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
Through
1 Samuel 22:1
So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
leads to
- Joshua 12:15
  the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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.

2 Kings 4:8One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.1 Samuel 22:1So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,Micah 1:15I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.Genesis 19:2–3and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”2 Samuel 23:13At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.Joshua 12:15the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”Judges 4:18Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.Genesis 38:12After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.2 Samuel 13:3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

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