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OSHB Eze 18:2 אָבוֹת (ʼāⱱōt) Strongs=1 Lemma=‘אָב’
contextual word gloss=‘parents’ word gloss=‘fathers’
Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute

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Other uses (28) of identical word form אָבוֹת (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘אָבוֹת’ (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘ancestors’, ‘fathers’, ‘parents’.

EXO 34:7 contextual word gloss=‘parents’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB EXO 34:7 word 13

OET-LV: 7 maintaining covenant _loyalty to_thousands forgiving iniquity and_transgression and_sin and_certainly _(leave _unpunished) not he _leaves _unpunished visiting the_iniquity _of parents on the_children and_on the_children _of children on a _third _generation and_on a _fourth _generation. (EXO_34:7)

OET-RV: 7 I display faithfulness to thousands of generations—forgiving disobedience, transgression, and sin. But I certainly won’t let the guilty get away with it—visiting the iniquity of the parents onto the children and onto the grandchildren—to the third and the fourth generations.” (EXO 34:7)

NUM 14:18 contextual word gloss=‘parents’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB NUM 14:18 word 14

OET-LV: 18 YHWH is_long _of anger(s) and_great _of covenant _loyalty he_is_forgiving iniquity and_transgression and_certainly _(leave _unpunished) not he _will _leave _unpunished he_is_visiting the_iniquity _of parents on the_children on a _third _generation and_on a _fourth _generation. (NUM_14:18)

OET-RV: 18 ‘Yahweh is slow to anger and quick to show loyal commitment, forgiving disobedience and rebellion. Yet he doesn’t leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the father’s disobedience onto the next three generations.’ (NUM 14:18)

NUM 36:1 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘ancestral’ OSHB NUM 36:1 word 20

OET-LV: 36 and_ the _heads _of _they _drew _near of_the _fathers of_the _clan _of of _the _descendants _of of _Gilˊād the _son _of Mākīr the _son _of Mənashsheh from_the _clans _of the _descendants _of Yōşēf/(Joseph) and_they _spoke to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Mosheh and_before _of the_leaders heads _of fathers of_the _people _of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (NUM_36:1)

OET-RV: 36 Now the leaders of the Gilead clans (Gilead was the son of Makir, son of Menashsheh, one of Yosef’s sons) approached Mosheh and the Israeli leaders (NUM 36:1)

DEU 5:9 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB DEU 5:9 word 14

OET-LV: 9 Not you _must _bow _down to/for_them and_not you_must _be _enticed _to _serve _them if/because I YHWH god _of_your am_a _god jealous who_visits the_iniquity _of fathers on children and_on a _third _generation and_on a _fourth _generation of_those _of_who_hate _me. (DEU_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 Don’t bow down to them or serve them, because I, your god Yahweh, am a jealous god. I’ll punish the descendants of those who hate me, even for three or four generations, (DEU 5:9)

DEU 24:16 contextual word gloss=‘parents’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB DEU 24:16 word 3

OET-LV: 16 not they _will _be _put _to _death parents on children and_children not they _will _be _put _to _death on parents each for_his _own _of_sin they _will _be _put _to _death. (DEU_24:16)

OET-RV: 16 Parents mustn’t be executed for what their children have done, and children mustn’t be executed for what their parents have done. Any person must only be executed for what they themselves have done. (DEU 24:16)

DEU 24:16 contextual word gloss=‘parents’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB DEU 24:16 word 10

2 KI 14:6 contextual word gloss=‘parents’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB 2 KI 14:6 word 16

OET-LV: 6 And_DOM the _children _of those _who _had_struck _down not he _put _to _death according_what _is_written in_the _book _of the _law _of Mosheh which he _commanded YHWH to_say not they _will _be _put _to _death parents on children and_children not they _will _be _put _to _death on parents if/because (if) each for_his _own _of_sin he _will _be _put _to _death. (KI2_14:6)

OET-RV: 6 but he didn’t have their sons executed, because in the scroll where Mosheh had written the laws, Yahweh had commanded, “Fathers shouldn’t be executed for what their sons do, nor should sons be executed for the crimes of their ancestors—rather an individual should only be executed for their own crime.” (KI2 14:6)

2 KI 14:6 contextual word gloss=‘parents’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB 2 KI 14:6 word 23

1 CHR 7:7 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘ancestral’ OSHB 1 CHR 7:7 word 11

OET-LV: 7 And_the _sons of _Belaˊ were_ʼEʦbō and_ˊUzziy and_ˊUzziy^ʼēl and_Yərīmōt/(Jerimoth) and_ˊĪrī five heads _of a _house _of fathers mighty_men_of strength(s) and_their _genealogical_enrolment was_twenty and_two thousand and_thirty and_four. (CH1_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 Bela’s five sons were Etsbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Yerimot, and Iri, who were leaders of their clans. According to their family records, they had 22,034 strong warriors. (CH1 7:7)

1 CHR 8:6 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘families’ OSHB 1 CHR 8:6 word 7

OET-LV: 6 And_these were_the _sons _of ʼĒhūd these they were _the_heads _of fathers of_the _inhabitants _of of _Geⱱaˊ and_people_took _them _into _exile to Mānaḩat. (CH1_8:6)

OET-RV: 6 One of Gera’s sons was Ehud. His descendants were leaders of their clans who lived in Geba city, but were taken into exile to Manahat. (CH1 8:6)

1 CHR 8:10 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘families’ OSHB 1 CHR 8:10 word 10

OET-LV: 10 And_DOM Yəˊūʦ/(Jeuz) and_DOM Sakia and_DOM Mirmāh these sons _of_were_his the_heads _of fathers. (CH1_8:10)

OET-RV: 10 Yeuts, Sakeya, and Mirmah. They all became leaders of their clans. (CH1 8:10)

1 CHR 8:28 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘families’ OSHB 1 CHR 8:28 word 3

OET-LV: 28 These were _the_heads _of fathers to_their _of_generations chiefs these they _dwelt in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (CH1_8:28)

OET-RV: 28 All those descendants of Elpaal (Shaharayim’s son) were leaders of their clans according to their genealogies. They all lived in Yerushalem. (CH1 8:28)

1 CHR 9:9 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘families’ OSHB 1 CHR 9:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 And_their _of_relatives to_their _of_generations nine hundred(s) and_fifty and_six all _of these men were_heads _of fathers to_the _house _of their _fathers _of_of. (CH1_9:9)

OET-RV: 9 In all, there were 956 of Benyamin’s descendants living in Yerushalem. All those above were leaders of their clans. (CH1 9:9)

1 CHR 9:33 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘families’ OSHB 1 CHR 9:33 word 4

OET-LV: 33 and_these the_singers the_heads _of fathers of_Lēviyyiy were_in_rooms let _go _off _duty if/because by _day and_night was_on_them in_work. (CH1_9:33)

OET-RV: 33 Some of Levi’s descendants were temple musicians and singers. The leaders of those families stayed in the temple accommodations. They didn’t have other duties, because they were expected to serve day and night. (CH1 9:33)

1 CHR 24:4 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘ancestral’ OSHB 1 CHR 24:4 word 15

OET-LV: 4 And_ the _descendants _of _they _were _found of _ʼElˊāzār many to_the _chiefs _of the _men more _than the _descendants _of ʼĪtāmār and_they_divided _them belonged_to_the _descendants _of ʼElˊāzār heads of_a _house _of fathers six- teen and_belonged_to_the _descendants _of ʼĪtāmār of_the _house _of their _ancestors _of_of eight. (CH1_24:4)

OET-RV: 4 There were more leaders among Eleazar’s descendants than there were among Itamar’s descendants, so they appointed sixteen leaders from Eleazar’s descendants and eight from Itamar’s descendants. (CH1 24:4)

1 CHR 24:31 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘family’ OSHB 1 CHR 24:31 word 18

OET-LV: 31 And_they _throw also they lots corresponding_to _of relatives _of_their the _descendants _of ʼAhₐron to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Dāvid the_king and_Tsādōq/(Zadok) and_ʼAḩīmelek and_the _heads _of the _fathers of_priests and_of_Lēviyyiy fathers the_chief was_corresponding_to _of his/its_woman (the)_young. (CH1_24:31)

OET-RV: 31 They too, used lots just like Aharon’s descendants (their relatives) to determine their specific duties irrespective of where they came in their families. This was done in front of King David, Tsadok and Ahimelek, the clan leaders, and the other priests and Levites. (CH1 24:31)

2 CHR 25:4 contextual word gloss=‘parents’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB 2 CHR 25:4 word 16

OET-LV: 4 And_DOM children _of_their not he _put _to _death if/because according_what _is_written in_law in_the _book _of Mosheh which he _commanded YHWH to_say not they _will _die parents on children and_children not they _will _die on parents if/because each for_his _own _of_sin they _will _die. (CH2_25:4)

OET-RV: 4 However, he didn’t order their sons to be executed because he obeyed Yahweh’s instructions that had been written down by Mosheh (Moses), “Fathers mustn’t die because of what their sons did, and sons mustn’t die because of what their parents did, but each individual should be punished for their own disobedience.” (CH2 25:4)

2 CHR 25:4 contextual word gloss=‘parents’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB 2 CHR 25:4 word 23

2 CHR 25:5 contextual word gloss=‘ancestors’ word gloss=‘ancestral’ OSHB 2 CHR 25:5 word 7

OET-LV: 5 and_ ʼAmaʦ^yāh _he _assembled DOM Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_he_appointed _them to_the_house _of ancestors to_the _commanders _of the _thousands and_to_the _commanders _of the _hundreds to/from_all/each/any/every Yəhūdāh and_Binyāmīn and_he_enrolled _them (to)_from_a_son _of twenty year[s] and_(to)_upwards and_he_found _them three hundred(s) thousand chosen_man who_goes _forth warfare who_holds a _spear and_a _body _shield. (CH2_25:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then Amatsyah summoned Yehudah’s men and appointed some by their clans to be leaders of hundreds and of thousands, for all of Yehudah and Benyamin. They counted three-hundred thousand men who were twenty and over, and suitable for fighting with a spear and shield. (CH2 25:5)

2 CHR 35:12 contextual word gloss=‘ancestors’ word gloss=‘ancestral’ OSHB 2 CHR 35:12 word 6

OET-LV: 12 And_they _put _aside the _burnt_offering[s] to_give_them to_the_divisions of_the_house _of ancestors of_the _sons _of of_the _people to_bring _near to/for_YHWH according_what _is_written in_the _scroll _of Mosheh and_thus/so/as _follows for_cattle. (CH2_35:12)

OET-RV: 12 They set aside the animals to be burnt on the altar, in order to give them to the various family groups to offer to Yahweh, following the instructions Mosheh had written down. They did the same thing with the cattle. (CH2 35:12)

NEH 12:22 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘families’ OSHB NEH 12:22 word 9

OET-LV: 22 The_Lēviyyiy in_the _days _of ʼElyāshiyⱱ Yōyādāˊ and_Yōḩānān/(Johanan) and_Yaddūˊa were_recorded heads _of fathers and_the_priests on the _reign _of Dārəyāvesh the_Persian. (NEH_12:22)

OET-RV: 22 In the days of Elyashiv, Yoyada, Yohanan, and Yaddua, during the reign of Persian King Darius, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded. (NEH 12:22)

PROV 19:14 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB PROV 19:14 word 4

OET-LV: 14 House and_wealth are_an _inheritance _of fathers and_is_from_YHWH a _wife prudent. (PRO_19:14)

OET-RV: 14 Houses and wealth are an inheritance from your parents,
⇔ → but a sensible wife is from Yahweh. (PRO 19:14)

JER 6:21 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB JER 6:21 word 13

OET-LV: 21 for_so/thus/hence thus YHWH he _says here_I am_about _to _give to the_people the_this stumbling _blocks and_they _will _stumble over_them fathers and_sons alike a _neighbour and_his _of_friend wwww. (JER_6:21)

OET-RV: 21 ◙ (JER 6:21)

JER 31:29 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB JER 31:29 word 6

OET-LV: 29 In _the_days the_those not people _will _say again fathers they _have _eaten sour _grape[s] and_the_teeth _of children they _will _be _blunt. (JER_31:29)

OET-RV: 29 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 31:29)

JER 32:18 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘parents’ OSHB JER 32:18 word 6

OET-LV: 18 you _are_doing covenant _loyalty to_thousands and_you _are_paying _back the_iniquity _of fathers into the _bosom _of their _children _of_of after_them (the)_god (the)_great (the)_mighty is_YHWH hosts his/its_name. (JER_32:18)

OET-RV: 18 ◙ (JER 32:18)

JER 47:3 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB JER 47:3 word 11

OET-LV: 3 From_the _sound _of the _stamping _of the _hooves _of its _mighty_horses from_the_rattling _of its _of_chariotry the _din _of its _wheels _of_of not fathers they _have _turned _back to children from_slackness _of hands. (JER_47:3)

OET-RV: 3 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 47:3)

EZE 5:10 contextual word gloss=‘parents’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB EZE 5:10 word 2

OET-LV: 10 for_so/thus/hence parents they _will _eat children in_the _midst _of_of _you and_children they _will _eat parents _of_their and_I _will _bring _about on_you judgements and_I _will _disperse DOM all _of you _of_the _rest to/from_all/each/any/every wind. (EZE_5:10)

OET-RV: 10 Fathers will eat children among you, and sons will eat their fathers, since I’ll execute judgement on you and scatter all of you who are left in every direction.” (EZE 5:10)

MAL 3:24 contextual word gloss=‘fathers’ word gloss=‘fathers’ OSHB MAL 3:24 word 3

OET-LV: 24  and_he _will _turn _back the_heart _of fathers to sons and_the_heart _of sons to fathers _of_their lest I _should _come and_I _will _strike DOM the_earth/land total _destruction. (MAL_3:24)

Hebrew words (4) other than אָבוֹת (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘parents’

PROV 17:6 אֲבוֹתָם (ʼₐⱱōtām) Lemmas=‘אָב’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘parents_of, [is]_their’ morpheme glosses=‘fathers_of, their’ OSHB PROV 17:6 word 7

OET-LV: 6 the_crown _of old_people is_children _of children and_the_honour _of children parents _of_is_their. (PRO_17:6)

OET-RV: 6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
⇔ ≈ and children are proud of their parents. (PRO 17:6)

JER 13:14 וְהָאָבוֹת (vəhāʼāⱱōt) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘הַ’, ‘אָב’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, the, parents’ morpheme glosses=‘and, the, fathers’ OSHB JER 13:14 word 5

OET-LV: 14 And_I_will _smash _them each to his/its_woman and_the_parents and_the_children alike the _utterance _of YHWH not I _will _show _pity and_not I _will _have _mercy and_not I _will _have _compassion from_destroying_them. (JER_13:14)

OET-RV: 14 ◙ (JER 13:14)

EZE 5:10 אֲבוֹתָם (ʼₐⱱōtām) Lemmas=‘אָב’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘parents_of, their’ morpheme glosses=‘fathers_of, their’ OSHB EZE 5:10 word 8

OET-RV: 10 Fathers will eat children among you, and sons will eat their fathers, since I’ll execute judgement on you and scatter all of you who are left in every direction.” (EZE 5:10)

EZE 20:24 אֲבוֹתָם (ʼₐⱱōtām) Lemmas=‘אָב’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘their_parents_of, of’ morpheme glosses=‘fathers'_of, their’ OSHB EZE 20:24 word 12

OET-LV: 24 Because judgements _of_my not they _had _done and_my _of_regulations they _had _rejected and_DOM sabbaths _of_my they _had _profaned and_after the _idols _of their _parents _of_of they _had _been eyes _of_their. (EZE_20:24)

OET-RV: 24 I decided to do that since they hadn’t obeyed my instructions, and since they’d rejected my regulations and disrespected my rest days—they really wanted their ancestors’ idols. (EZE 20:24)