Genesis 28:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהִנֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה נִצָּ֣ב עָלָיו֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה אֱלֹהֵי֙ אַבְרָהָ֣ם אָבִ֔יךָ וֵאלֹהֵ֖י יִצְחָ֑ק הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ שֹׁכֵ֣ב עָלֶ֔יהָ לְךָ֥ אֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה וּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ

Transliteration

and-behold yhwh niṣṣāb upon-him wə-yōʾmar I yhwh ʾĕlōhê ʾabrāhām ʾābîkā and-ʾĕlōhê yiṣḥāq the-ʾāreṣ which you šōkēb upon-her to-you ʾettənenāh and-to-zarʿekā

Grammar Details

• *yhwh*: proper noun - YHWH/the LORD
• *niṣṣāb*: niphal participle masculine singular - standing/positioned
• *wə-yōʾmar*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *ʾabrāhām*: proper noun - Abraham
• *ʾābîkā*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father
• *yiṣḥāq*: proper noun - Isaac
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular + definite article - the land
• *šōkēb*: qal participle masculine singular - lying
• *ʾettənenāh*: qal imperfect 1st common singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - I will give it
• *zarʿekā*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring

Word Meanings

• *yhwh*: YHWH/the LORD/Yahweh (divine name)
• *niṣṣāb*: standing/positioned/stationed
• *yōʾmar*: said/spoke/declared
• *ʾĕlōhê*: God of/deity of (plural construct form)
• *ʾāreṣ*: land/earth/ground/territory
• *šōkēb*: lying/reclining/sleeping
• *ʾettənenāh*: I will give it/I will bestow it/I will grant it
• *zarʿekā*: your seed/your offspring/your descendants

Referenced Verses

• Gen 13:15 : 15 for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
• Gen 35:12 : 12 and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
• Gen 48:3 : 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
• Gen 35:1 : 1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
• Gen 26:24 : 24 And Jehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
• Gen 12:7 : 7 And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.
• Heb 11:16 : 16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.
• Gen 35:17 : 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son.
• Gen 46:3 : 3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
• Ezek 37:24-25 : 24 And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in mine ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.
• Matt 22:32 : 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not [the God] of the dead, but of the living.
• Gen 28:4 : 4 and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.
• Gen 31:42 : 42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
• Gen 32:9 : 9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Jehovah, who saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good:
• Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
• Gen 17:6-7 : 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
• Gen 26:3 : 3 sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
• Exod 3:6 : 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
• Exod 3:15-16 : 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and [seen] that which is done to you in Egypt:
• Ps 105:11 : 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;
• Gen 35:6-7 : 6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Beth-el), he and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
• Gen 35:15 : 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.
• Acts 7:5 : 5 and he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when [as yet] he had no child.