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Hebrew wordlink #23506

OSHB Gen 47:4 בָּאנוּ (bāʼnū) Strongs=935 Lemma=‘בּוֹא’
contextual word gloss=‘we_have_come’ word gloss=‘come’
Morphology=Vqp1cp PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=first Gender=common Number=plural

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Other uses (5) of identical word form בָּאנוּ (Morphology=Vqp1cp PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=first Gender=common Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בָּאנוּ’ (Morphology=Vqp1cp PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=first Gender=common Number=plural) has 3 different glosses: ‘we_have_come’, ‘we_have_gone’, ‘we_went’.

GEN 32:7 contextual word gloss=‘we_went’ word gloss=‘came’ OSHB GEN 32:7 word 6

OET-LV: 7  and_they _returned the_messengers to Yaˊₐqoⱱ to_say we _went to your(ms)_brother/kindred to ˊĒsāv and_also he_is_coming to_meet_you and_four hundred(s) man with_him/it. (GEN_32:7)

OET-RV: 7 This made Yacob very scared and distressed, so he divided the people who were with him and the flocks and the herds and the camels into two groups, (GEN 32:7)

NUM 13:27 contextual word gloss=‘we_went’ word gloss=‘came’ OSHB NUM 13:27 word 4

OET-LV: 27 And_they _recounted to_him/it and_they _said we _went into the_earth/land which you_sent _us and_also is_flowing _of milk and_honey it and_this fruit _of_is_its. (NUM_13:27)

OET-RV: 27 and told them, “We went to the land where you sent us, and it is indeed flowing with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. (NUM 13:27)

JOS 9:6 contextual word gloss=‘we_have_come’ word gloss=‘come’ OSHB JOS 9:6 word 14

OET-LV: 6 And_they _went to Yəhōshūˊa to the_camp (the)_Gilgāl and_they _said to_him/it and_near/to the _man _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_a _land distant we _have _come and_now make to/for_us a _covenant. (JOS_9:6)

OET-RV: 6 They went to Yehoshua in the camp at Gilgal and told him, “We’ve come from a far-off land and want you to make a treaty with us.” (JOS 9:6)

2 KI 7:10 contextual word gloss=‘we_went’ word gloss=‘went’ OSHB 2 KI 7:10 word 9

OET-LV: 10 And_they _came and_they _called _out to the _gatekeeper _of the_city and_they _told to/for_them to_say we _went into the _camp _of ʼArām and_see/lo/see there_was_not there anyone and_the_sound _of anyone if/because (if) the_horse[s] are_tethered and_the_donkey[s] are_tethered and_the_tents just_as they_were. (KI2_7:10)

OET-RV: 10 So they went and called out to one of the city gatekeepers, and they informed them, “We went to the Aramean camp, but listen, there wasn’t anyone there, or any voices. The horses and donkeys were still tethered, and the tents were left just as they were.” (KI2 7:10)

PSA 66:12 contextual word gloss=‘we_have_gone’ word gloss=‘went’ OSHB PSA 66:12 word 4

OET-LV: 12 You _have _made _ride a _man to_our _of_head we _have _gone in_fire and_in_water and_you_have _brought _us _out to_saturation. (PSA_66:12)

OET-RV: 12 You let enemy horsemen ride over our heads.
⇔ We went through fire and through water,
⇔ but you brought us out to a wide-open place. (PSA 66:12)