Genesis
Chapter 37
Verse 16
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Genesis 37

World English Bible, Catholic Edition, Verse 16

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16 He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Genesis 37:16. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 51
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֶת־אַחַ֖י אָנֹכִ֣י מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א לִ֔י אֵיפֹ֖ה הֵ֥ם רֹעִֽים׃

11 word entries
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
אֶת
Lemma
853
Morphology
Hebrew: particle direct object marker
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H853
Occurrences
8730
אַחַ֖י
Lemma
251
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H251
Occurrences
455
אָנֹכִ֣י
Lemma
595
Morphology
Hebrew: pronoun
Part of Speech
pronoun
Strong's
H595
Occurrences
293
מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ
Lemma
1245
Morphology
Hebrew: verb piel participle active
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1245
Occurrences
141
הַגִּֽידָה
Lemma
5046
Morphology
Hebrew: verb hiphil imperative 2rd person masculine singular + suffix
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H5046
Occurrences
170
נָּ֣א
Lemma
4994
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4994
Occurrences
403
לִ֔י
Lemma
l
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Occurrences
4413
אֵיפֹ֖ה
Lemma
375
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H375
Occurrences
9
הֵ֥ם
Lemma
1992
Morphology
Hebrew: pronoun
Part of Speech
pronoun
Strong's
H1992
Occurrences
395
רֹעִֽים
Lemma
7462 b
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7462
Occurrences
91
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ὁ δὲ εἶπε, τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου ζητῶ· ἀπάγγειλόν μοι ποῦ βόσκουσιν.

11 word entries
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
δὲ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
δέ
Transliteration
de
Morphology
postpositive conjunction/particle
Gloss
but, and, now
Part of Speech
conjunction/particle
Definition
Postpositive connective conjunction.
Occurrences
4634
εἶπε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
eipe
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it said
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To say or speak.
Occurrences
5490
τοὺς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
ἀδελφούς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
adelphoys
Morphology
accusative plural masculine or genitive singular neuter pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
15
μου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐγώ
Transliteration
ego
Morphology
pronoun, nominative first-person singular
Gloss
I
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
First-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
11445
ζητῶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
zeto
Morphology
1st singular verb or contracted noun/adjective form depending on context
Gloss
I ...
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
ἀπάγγειλόν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
apaggeilon
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
5
μοι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐγώ
Transliteration
ego
Morphology
pronoun, nominative first-person singular
Gloss
I
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
First-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
11445
ποῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ποῦ
Transliteration
pou
Morphology
interrogative adverb
Gloss
where?
Part of Speech
adverb
Definition
Interrogative adverb meaning where.
Occurrences
114
βόσκουσιν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
boskoysin
Morphology
verb, present/future active indicative, 3rd plural
Gloss
they ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
Targum Onkelos Torah Aramaic · Targum Onkelos · Public Domain

Coverage: Torah

Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.

וַאֲמַר יָת אַחַי אֲנָא בָעֵי חַוִי כְעַן לִי הֵיכָא אִנּוּן רָעָן

11 word entries
וַאֲמַר
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אמר
Transliteration
w'mr
Morphology
prefixed conjunction ו + verbal root אמר, speech/action form
Gloss
and said, spoke
Occurrences
1144
יָת
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
ית
Transliteration
yt
Morphology
accusative/direct object marker
Gloss
direct object marker
Occurrences
2463
אַחַי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אחי
Transliteration
'chy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
27
אֲנָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אנא
Transliteration
'n'
Morphology
personal pronoun first singular
Gloss
I
Occurrences
351
בָעֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
בעי
Transliteration
b'y
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
3
חַוִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חוי
Transliteration
chwy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
19
כְעַן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
כען
Transliteration
k'n
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
215
לִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
לי
Transliteration
ly
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
166
הֵיכָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
hyk'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1
אִנּוּן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'nwn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
120
רָעָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
רען
Transliteration
r'n
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
3
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܐܚ̈ܝ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢܐ. ܚܘܢܝ ܐܝܟܐ ܪܥ̇ܝܢ.

7 word entries
ܘܐܡ̣ܪ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
W>M#R
Morphology
W->MR[
Occurrences
0
ܠܐܚ̈ܝ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
L>X"J
Morphology
L->X/J-(J
Occurrences
0
ܒ̇ܥܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
B^<>
Morphology
B<(J&>[/
Occurrences
0
ܐܢܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>N>
Morphology
>N>
Occurrences
0
ܚܘܢܝ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
XWNJ
Morphology
!!XW(J[:d-NJ
Occurrences
0
ܐܝܟܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>JK>
Morphology
>JK>
Occurrences
0
ܪܥ̇ܝܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
R<^JN
Morphology
R<(J[/JN
Occurrences
0
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

At ille respondit: Fratres meos quæro: indica mihi ubi pascant greges.

11 word entries
at
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
at
Transliteration
at
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
286
ille
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ille
Transliteration
ille
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4947
respondit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
respondit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
851
fratres
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
frater
Transliteration
fratres
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1060
meos
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
meus
Transliteration
meos
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4586
quaero
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quaero
Transliteration
quaero
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
420
indica
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
indico
Transliteration
indica
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
123
mihi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ego
Transliteration
mihi
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
6108
ubi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ubi
Transliteration
ubi
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
354
pascant
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
pasco
Transliteration
pascant
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
90
greges
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
grex
Transliteration
greges
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
182

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Luke 19:10

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”

3 relevance votes

Song of Solomon 1:7

Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; for why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions? Lover

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