Genesis 31:11

American Standard Version (1901)

And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלַ֜י מַלְאַ֧ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים בַּחֲל֖וֹם יֽ͏ַעֲקֹ֑ב וָאֹמַ֖ר הִנֵּֽנִי׃

Transliteration

And-wayyōʾmer to-me malʾaḵ the-ʾĕlōhîm in-the-dream, Yaʿăqōḇ; and-wāʾōmar, hinnēnî.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
• *malʾaḵ*: Masculine singular construct noun - angel/messenger of
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: Masculine plural noun with definite article - the God
• *Yaʿăqōḇ*: Proper noun - Jacob
• *wāʾōmar*: Qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I said
• *hinnēnî*: Interjection with 1st person singular suffix - here I am

Word Meanings

• *malʾaḵ*: messenger/angel/representative

Referenced Verses

• Gen 31:13 : 13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.
• Isa 58:9 : 9 Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly;
• Gen 48:15-16 : 15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
• Exod 3:4 : 4 And when Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
• 1 Sam 3:4 : 4 that Jehovah called Samuel; and he said, Here am I.
• 1 Sam 3:6 : 6 And Jehovah called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
• 1 Sam 3:8 : 8 And Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah had called the child.
• 1 Sam 3:16 : 16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
• Gen 16:7-9 : 7 And the angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he shall be [as] a wild ass among men; his hand [shall be] against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren. 13 And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me?
• Gen 18:1 : 1 And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
• Gen 18:17 : 17 And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;
• Gen 22:1 : 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
• Gen 31:5 : 5 and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.