Genesis
Genesis 21:15
15When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the water | הַמַּ֖יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| in | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the skin | הַחֵ֑מֶת | ha·ḥê·meṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2573 waterskin |
| was gone | וַיִּכְל֥וּ | way·yiḵ·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| she left | וַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְ | wat·taš·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| the boy | הַיֶּ֔לֶד | hay·ye·leḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| under | תַּ֖חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| one | אַחַ֥ד | ’a·ḥaḏ | Number - masculine singular construct | H259 one |
| of the bushes | הַשִּׂיחִֽם׃ | haś·śî·ḥim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7880 bush, shrub, plant |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.