Genesis 32:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה ה֗וּא וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֤י נָשָׁיו֙ וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו וְאֶת־אַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר יְלָדָ֑יו וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר אֵ֖ת מַעֲבַ֥ר יַבֹּֽק׃

Transliteration

wə-yāqām in-the-night that wə-yiqqaḥ ʾet-two wives-his wə-ʾet-two maidservants-his wə-ʾet-eleven children-his wə-yaʿăbōr ʾēt maʿăbar yabbōq.

Grammar Details

*wə-yāqām*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he arose
*wə-yiqqaḥ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
*wə-yaʿăbōr*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he crossed over
*maʿăbar*: masculine singular construct - ford of
*yabbōq*: proper noun - Jabbok

Word Meanings

*yāqām*: to arise, to get up, to stand
*yiqqaḥ*: to take, to fetch, to seize
*yaʿăbōr*: to cross over, to pass through, to traverse
*maʿăbar*: ford, crossing place, passage

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