Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil? Young's Literal Translation they have gone out of the city—they have not gone far off—and Joseph hath said to him who [is] over his house, ‘Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good? King James Bible [And] when they were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? Hebrew Theyהֵ֠ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They had not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no gone יָֽצְא֣וּ (yā·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim far הִרְחִיקוּ֒ (hir·ḥî·qū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant from the city הָעִיר֮ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement when Joseph וְיוֹסֵ֤ף (wə·yō·w·sêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites told אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say his steward, לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר (la·’ă·šer) Preposition-l | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that “Pursue רְדֹ֖ף (rə·ḏōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute the men הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person at once, ק֥וּם (qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand and when you overtake them, וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ (wə·hiś·śaḡ·tām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5381: To reach, overtake ask, וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Why לָ֛מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what have you repaid שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥ם (šil·lam·tem) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate good טוֹבָֽה׃ (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good with evil? רָעָ֖ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil |
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