Genesis 46:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֣ב ׀ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer ʾĕlōhîm to-Yiśrāʾēl in-marʾōt the-laylâ, and wayyōʾmer Yaʿăqōḇ Yaʿăqōḇ, and wayyōʾmer hinnēnî.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: common noun, masculine plural (with singular meaning) - 'God'
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Israel'
• *marʾōt*: common noun, feminine plural construct - 'visions of'
• *laylâ*: common noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the night'
• *Yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'
• *hinnēnî*: interjection with 1st person singular suffix - 'behold me/here I am'

Word Meanings

• *wayyōʾmer*: said/spoke/declared
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods (plural form with singular meaning)
• *marʾōt*: visions/apparitions/sights
• *hinnēnî*: here I am/behold me/I am ready

Referenced Verses

• Job 33:14-15 : 14 For God speaketh once, Yea twice, [though man] regardeth it not. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;
• 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 22:1 : 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
• Gen 22:11 : 11 And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here I am.
• Num 12:6 : 6 And he said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream.
• Num 24:4 : 4 He saith, who heareth the words of God, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:
• 1 Sam 3:4 : 4 that Jehovah called Samuel; and he said, Here am I.
• 1 Sam 3:10 : 10 And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
• 2 Chr 26:5 : 5 And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.
• Job 4:13 : 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,
• Gen 31:11 : 11 And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.
• Exod 3:3-4 : 3 And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
• Gen 15:13 : 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
• Dan 2:19 : 19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
• Acts 9:4 : 4 and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
• Acts 9:10 : 10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.
• Acts 10:3 : 3 He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
• Acts 10:13 : 13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
• Acts 16:9 : 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.