Genesis 31:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־אֶחָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף אַחֲרָ֔יו דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וַיַּדְבֵּ֥ק אֹת֖וֹ בְּהַ֥ר הַגִּלְעָֽד׃

Transliteration

wa-yiqqaḥ ʾet-ʾeḥāyw with him, wa-yirdōp after him derek šibʿat yāmîm, wa-yadbēq ʾōtô in har the-Gilʿād.

Grammar Details

*wa-yiqqaḥ*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
*ʾeḥāyw*: common noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brothers/kinsmen
*wa-yirdōp*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he pursued
*derek*: common noun, masculine singular construct - journey/way of
*šibʿat*: cardinal number, feminine singular construct - seven of
*yāmîm*: common noun, masculine plural - days
*wa-yadbēq*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he overtook
*ʾōtô*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
*har*: common noun, masculine singular construct with prefix preposition - in the mountain of
*Gilʿād*: proper noun with definite article - Gilead

Word Meanings

*ʾeḥāyw*: brothers/kinsmen/relatives/men
*derek*: way/journey/distance of
*wa-yadbēq*: overtook/caught up with/reached

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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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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 13:8 : 8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.
Gen 24:27 : 27 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward my master: as for me, Jehovah hath led me in the way to the house of my master's brethren.
Exod 2:11 : 11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
Exod 2:13 : 13 And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

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