Genesis 21:16

She went and sat down opposite him, a good distance away, so that there was a bowshot between them, for she said, "Let me not see the child die." And she sat opposite him and lifted up her voice and wept.

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַתֵּלֶךְ   וַתֵּשֶׁב   לָהּ   מִנֶּגֶד   הַרְחֵק   כִּמְטַחֲוֵי   קֶשֶׁת   כִּי   אָמְרָה   אַל   אֶרְאֶה   בְּמוֹת   הַיָּלֶד   וַתֵּשֶׁב   מִנֶּגֶד   וַתִּשָּׂא   אֶת   קֹלָהּ   וַתֵּבְךְּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἀπελθοῦσα δὲ ἐκάθητο ἀπέναντι αὐτοῦ μακρόθεν ὡσεὶ τόξου βολήν εἶπεν γάρ οὐ μὴ ἴδω τὸν θάνατον τοῦ παιδίου μου καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἀπέναντι αὐτοῦ ἀναβοῆσαν δὲ τὸ παιδίον ἔκλαυσεν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H1980
וַ (va)
תֵּלֶךְ֩ (telekhe)
seq
to go
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine singular

c
Vqw3fs
H9001
H3427
וַ (va)
תֵּ֨שֶׁב (teshev)
seq
to dwell
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine singular

c
Vqw3fs
H9005
H9034
לָ֜ (la)
הּ (h)
to
her
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

Rd
Sp3fs
H9006
H5048
מִ (mi)
נֶּ֗גֶד (neged)
from
before
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H7368
הַרְחֵק֙ (harecheq)
to remove
Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

Vhaa
H9004
H2909
כִּ (ki)
מְטַחֲוֵ֣י (metachavei)
like
to shoot
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
piel participle active pl. piel participle active masculine plural

R
Vprmpc
H7198
קֶ֔שֶׁת (qeshet)
bow
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H3588a
כִּ֣י (ki)
for
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H0559
אָֽמְרָ֔ה (amerah)
to say
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p sing. qal qatal third person feminine singular

Vqp3fs
H0408
H9014
אַל (al-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
H7200
אֶרְאֶ֖ה (eree)
to see
Verb Verb
qal 1p sing. qal first person singular

Vqi1cs
H9003
H4194
בְּ (be)
מ֣וֹת (mvót)
in
death
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H9009
H3206
הַ (ha)
יָּ֑לֶד (jaled)
the
youth
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9001
H3427
וַ (va)
תֵּ֣שֶׁב (teshev)
seq
to dwell
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine singular

c
Vqw3fs
H9006
H5048
מִ (mi)
נֶּ֔גֶד (neged)
from
before
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H9001
H5375
וַ (va)
תִּשָּׂ֥א (tisa)
seq
to lift
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine singular

c
Vqw3fs
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H6963a
H9024
קֹלָ֖ (qóla)
הּ (h)
voice
her
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3fs
H9001
H1058
H9016
וַ (va)
תֵּֽבְךְּ (tevekhe)
׃
seq
to weep
verseEnd
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine singular

c
Vqw3fs

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