Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Genesis.34.11", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁכֶם֙ אֶל־אָבִ֣יה וְאֶל־אַחֶ֔יהָ אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּאמְר֛וּ אֵלַ֖י אֶתֵּֽן׃", "text": "*wayyōʾmer* *Škem* *ʾel*-*ʾābîhā* *wǝʾel*-*ʾaḥehā* *ʾemṣāʾ*-*ḥēn* *bǝʿênêkem* *waʾăšer* *tōʾmǝrû* *ʾēlay* *ʾettēn*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Škem*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Shechem", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*ʾābîhā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her father", "*wǝʾel*": "waw-conjunction + preposition - and to", "*ʾaḥehā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her brothers", "*ʾemṣāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular jussive - let me find", "*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor", "*bǝʿênêkem*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - in your eyes", "*waʾăšer*": "waw-conjunction + relative pronoun - and whatever", "*tōʾmǝrû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you say", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*ʾettēn*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will give" }, "variants": { "*ʾemṣāʾ*-*ḥēn* *bǝʿênêkem*": "let me find favor in your eyes/let me gain your approval", "*ʾettēn*": "I will give/I shall give/I would give" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 33:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Genesis.33.15", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו אַצִּֽיגָה־נָּ֣א עִמְּךָ֔ מִן־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתִּ֑י וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לָ֣מָּה זֶּ֔ה אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʿēśāw* *ʾaṣṣîgāh*-please with you from-the *ʿām* which with me *wə-yōʾmer* why *zeh* *ʾemṣāʾ*-*ḥēn* in *ʿênê* *ʾădōnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʿēśāw*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Esau", "*ʾaṣṣîgāh*": "Hiphil cohortative, 1st common singular - let me leave", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ʾemṣāʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I find", "*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace", "*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of", "*ʾădōnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my lord" }, "variants": { "*ʾaṣṣîgāh*": "let me leave/let me place/let me station", "*ʿām*": "people/men/followers", "*zeh*": "this/that/why this", "*ʾemṣāʾ*": "I find/may I find/let me find", "*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/acceptance" } }
  • Gen 18:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.18.3", "source": "וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֗י אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אַל־נָ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר מֵעַ֥ל עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmar* *ʾăḏōnāy* if-*nāʾ* *māṣāʾṯî* *ḥēn* in-*ʿênêḵā* not-*nāʾ* *ṯaʿăḇōr* from-upon *ʿaḇdeḵā*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmar*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun with 1st person suffix (honorific plural) - my lord", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*māṣāʾṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have found", "*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace", "*ʿênêḵā*": "dual noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*ṯaʿăḇōr*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will pass by", "*ʿaḇdeḵā*": "noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant" }, "variants": { "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "my lord/my lords (could be addressed to one person of high rank or multiple persons)", "*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/acceptance", "*ṯaʿăḇōr*": "pass by/go away/continue on" } }