7{
"verseID": "Exodus.1.7",
"source": "וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פָּר֧וּ וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּ וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ אֹתָֽם׃",
"text": "And *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* *pārû* and *way-yišrəṣû* and *way-yirbû* and *way-yaʿaṣmû* in *məʾōd* *məʾōd* and *wat-timmālē* the *ʾāreṣ* *ʾōtām*",
"grammar": {
"וּבְנֵ֣י": "conjunction *wə-* + noun, masculine plural construct - 'and sons of'",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'",
"*pārû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd plural - 'they were fruitful'",
"וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they teemed/swarmed'",
"וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they multiplied'",
"וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they became mighty'",
"בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד": "preposition *bə-* + adverb repeated - 'exceedingly, very very much'",
"וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, vav-consecutive - 'and was filled'",
"הָאָ֖רֶץ": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the land'",
"אֹתָֽם": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'with them'"
},
"variants": {
"*pārû*": "were fruitful, bore fruit, increased",
"*way-yišrəṣû*": "swarmed, teemed, increased abundantly, bred",
"*way-yirbû*": "multiplied, became many, became numerous",
"*way-yaʿaṣmû*": "became mighty, became strong, grew powerful",
"*məʾōd məʾōd*": "exceedingly, very much, to a great degree",
"*wat-timmālē*": "was filled, became full",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "land, earth, ground, territory",
"*ʾōtām*": "them, with them"
}
}