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וַיְקַנְאוּvayqanvand be jealousקָנָאconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be jealous”, the next action in the storyH7065to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious(be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).ב֖וֹvvoinב֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inאֶחָ֑יוechayvbrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.וְאָבִ֖יוveavivand fatherאָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.שָׁמַ֥רshamarbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “beward”, a completed actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַדָּבָֽרhadavarthe causeדָּבָרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
Young’s Literal Translation
and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.
World English Bible
His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
Darby Translation
And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying.
Douay-Rheims
His brethren therefore envied him: but his father considered the thing with himself.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
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