Genesis 28:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְרָ֛א אֶת־שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְאוּלָ֛ם ל֥וּז שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר לָרִאשֹׁנָֽה

Transliteration

wə-yiqrāʾ ʾet-šēm-hammāqôm the-that bêt-ʾēl wə-ʾûlām lûz šēm-hāʿîr at-the-rīʾšōnâ

Grammar Details

*wə-yiqrāʾ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called
*ʾet-šēm-hammāqôm*: direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular + definite article - the name of the place
*bêt-ʾēl*: noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - house of God/Bethel
*wə-ʾûlām*: waw conjunction + adverb - but/however
*lûz*: proper noun - Luz
*šēm-hāʿîr*: noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine singular + definite article - name of the city
*rīʾšōnâ*: adjective, feminine singular + definite article - the first/beginning

Word Meanings

*yiqrāʾ*: called/named
*šēm*: name/designation
*māqôm*: place/location/site
*bêt-ʾēl*: Bethel/house of God/divine dwelling
*ʾûlām*: but/however/nevertheless
*lûz*: Luz (city name)
*ʿîr*: city/town
*rīʾšōnâ*: first/formerly/at the beginning

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 48:3 : 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Judg 1:22-26 : 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.) 24 And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee. 25 And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family. 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.
1 Kgs 12:29 : 29 And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.
Hos 4:15 : 15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah liveth.
Hos 12:4-5 : 4 yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us, 5 even Jehovah, the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial [name].
Gen 12:8 : 8 And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.
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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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6So 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.
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26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.
Judg 1:22-23
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79%
22And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.
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16And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not.
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18And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
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3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
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Gen 35:1
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1And 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 12:8
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8And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.
Gen 31:13
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Gen 28:20-21
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Gen 26:25
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1 Kgs 12:29
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Gen 22:14
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Gen 31:45
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Judg 18:29
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Josh 18:13
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Gen 21:31
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