Genesis 28:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

so that I come again to my father's house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י בְשָׁל֖וֹם אֶל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑י וְהָיָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה לִ֖י לֵאלֹהִֽים

Transliteration

wə-šabtî in-šālôm to-bêt ʾābî wə-hāyâ yhwh to-me to-ʾĕlōhîm

Grammar Details

*wə-šabtî*: waw conjunction + qal perfect 1st common singular - and I return
*šālôm*: noun, masculine singular - peace/wholeness
*bêt*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of
*ʾābî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - my father
*wə-hāyâ*: waw conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will be
*yhwh*: proper noun - YHWH/the LORD
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God

Word Meanings

*šabtî*: I return/I come back/I return home
*šālôm*: peace/safety/well-being/wholeness
*bêt*: house/household/family
*ʾābî*: my father/my ancestor
*hāyâ*: will be/shall become/will exist
*yhwh*: YHWH/the LORD/Yahweh (divine name)
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/deity (plural form with singular meaning)

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Deut 26:17 : 17 Thou hast avouched Jehovah this day to be thy God, and that thou wouldest walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and hearken unto his voice:
Judg 11:31 : 31 then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be Jehovah's, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering.
2 Sam 15:8 : 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If Jehovah shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Jehovah.
2 Sam 19:24 : 24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.
2 Sam 19:30 : 30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come in peace unto his own house.
2 Kgs 5:17 : 17 And Naaman said, If not, yet, I pray thee, let there be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth; for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt-offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto Jehovah.
Exod 15:2 : 2 Jehovah is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father's God, and I will exalt him.

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