Deuteronomy 26:5

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{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.26.5", "source": "וְעָנִ֨יתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ לִפְנֵ֣י ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֲרַמִּי֙ אֹבֵ֣ד אָבִ֔י וַיֵּ֣רֶד מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וַיָּ֥גָר שָׁ֖ם בִּמְתֵ֣י מְעָ֑ט וֽ͏ַיְהִי־שָׁ֕ם לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל עָצ֥וּם וָרָֽב׃", "text": "And *ʿānâ* and *ʾāmar* before *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhîm* your *ʾărammî* *ʾōbēd* *ʾāb* my and *yārad* *miṣrayim* and *gûr* there with *mĕtê* few and *hāyâ* there to *gôy* *gādôl* *ʿāṣûm* and *rab*", "grammar": { "*ʿānâ*": "verb, perfect, 2nd singular masculine with *wə-* prefix - and you will respond/answer", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, perfect, 2nd singular masculine with *wə-* prefix - and you will say", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ʾărammî*": "adjective, masculine singular - Aramean/Syrian", "*ʾōbēd*": "verb, participle (qal), masculine singular - perishing/wandering", "*ʾāb*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my father", "*yārad*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with *wa-* prefix - and he went down", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt (with directional ending)", "*gûr*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with *wa-* prefix - and he sojourned/dwelt as alien", "*mĕtê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men/people of", "*hāyâ*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with *wa-* prefix - and he became", "*gôy*": "noun, masculine singular - nation", "*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/large", "*ʿāṣûm*": "adjective, masculine singular - mighty/numerous", "*rab*": "adjective, masculine singular - many/abundant" }, "variants": { "*ʿānâ*": "answer/respond/testify/speak up", "*ʾāmar*": "say/speak/tell/command", "*ʾărammî*": "Aramean/Syrian", "*ʾōbēd*": "perishing/wandering/fugitive/nomadic", "*ʾāb*": "father/ancestor/forefather", "*yārad*": "go down/descend/decline", "*miṣrayim*": "Egypt/Egyptians", "*gûr*": "sojourn/dwell as alien/stay temporarily", "*mĕtê*": "men/persons/few individuals", "*hāyâ*": "become/happen/come to pass", "*gôy*": "nation/people/gentiles", "*gādôl*": "great/large/important", "*ʿāṣûm*": "mighty/numerous/strong", "*rab*": "many/great/abundant/numerous" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעָנִ֨יתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ לִפְנֵ֣י ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֲרַמִּי֙ אֹבֵ֣ד אָבִ֔י וַיֵּ֣רֶד מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וַיָּ֥גָר שָׁ֖ם בִּמְתֵ֣י מְעָ֑ט וֽ͏ַיְהִי־שָׁ֕ם לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל עָצ֥וּם וָרָֽב׃

Transliteration

And ʿānâ and ʾāmar before YHWH ʾĕlōhîm your ʾărammî ʾōbēd ʾāb my and yārad miṣrayim and gûr there with mĕtê few and hāyâ there to gôy gādôl ʿāṣûm and rab

Grammar Details

• *ʿānâ*: verb, perfect, 2nd singular masculine with *wə-* prefix - and you will respond/answer
• *ʾāmar*: verb, perfect, 2nd singular masculine with *wə-* prefix - and you will say
• *YHWH*: proper name - LORD
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
• *ʾărammî*: adjective, masculine singular - Aramean/Syrian
• *ʾōbēd*: verb, participle (qal), masculine singular - perishing/wandering
• *ʾāb*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my father
• *yārad*: verb, imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with *wa-* prefix - and he went down
• *miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt (with directional ending)
• *gûr*: verb, imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with *wa-* prefix - and he sojourned/dwelt as alien
• *mĕtê*: noun, masculine plural construct - men/people of
• *hāyâ*: verb, imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with *wa-* prefix - and he became
• *gôy*: noun, masculine singular - nation
• *gādôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great/large
• *ʿāṣûm*: adjective, masculine singular - mighty/numerous
• *rab*: adjective, masculine singular - many/abundant

Word Meanings

• *ʿānâ*: answer/respond/testify/speak up
• *ʾāmar*: say/speak/tell/command
• *ʾărammî*: Aramean/Syrian
• *ʾōbēd*: perishing/wandering/fugitive/nomadic
• *ʾāb*: father/ancestor/forefather
• *yārad*: go down/descend/decline
• *miṣrayim*: Egypt/Egyptians
• *gûr*: sojourn/dwell as alien/stay temporarily
• *mĕtê*: men/persons/few individuals
• *hāyâ*: become/happen/come to pass
• *gôy*: nation/people/gentiles
• *gādôl*: great/large/important
• *ʿāṣûm*: mighty/numerous/strong
• *rab*: many/great/abundant/numerous

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And you shall declare before the LORD your God, 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner with only a few people. But there he became a great nation, powerful and numerous.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall speak and say before the LORD your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt answer{H6030} and say{H559} before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} A Syrian{H761} ready to perish{H6} was my father;{H1} and he went down{H3381} into Egypt,{H4714} and sojourned{H1481} there, few{H4592} in{H4962} number; and he became there a nation,{H1471} great,{H1419} mighty,{H6099} and populous.{H7227}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt speak{H6030}{(H8804)} and say{H559}{(H8804)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, A Syrian{H761} ready to perish{H6}{(H8802)} was my father{H1}, and he went down{H3381}{(H8799)} into Egypt{H4714}, and sojourned{H1481}{(H8799)} there with{H4962} a few{H4592}, and became there a nation{H1471}, great{H1419}, mighty{H6099}, and populous{H7227}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou shalt answere ad saye before the Lorde thy God: The Sirians wolde haue destroyed my father, and he went doune in to Egipte ad sogeorned there with a few folke and grewe there vnto a nacyon greate, myghtie and full of people.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then shalt thou answere and saye before the LORDE thy God: The Syrians wolde haue destroyed my father, which wete downe in to Egipte, and was a strauger there with a small folke, and became there a nacio greate, mightie & full of people.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt answere and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian was my father, who being ready to perish for hunger, went downe into Egypt, and soiourned there with a smal company, and grew there vnto a nation great, mightie and full of people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt aunswere and say before the Lorde thy God: The Syrians went about to destroy my father, and he went downe into Egypt, and so soiourned there with a fewe folke, and grewe there vnto a nation great, mightie, and full of people.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish [was] my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And thou hast answered and said before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramaean `is' my father! and he goeth down to Egypt, and sojourneth there with few men, and becometh there a nation, great, mighty, and numerous;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt answer and say before Jehovah thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt answer and say before Jehovah thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And these are the words which you will say before the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramaean, and he went down with a small number of people into Egypt; there he became a great and strong nation:

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, "A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and lived there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then you must affirm before the LORD your God,“A wandering Aramean was my ancestor, and he went down to Egypt and lived there as a foreigner with a household few in number, but there he became a great, powerful, and numerous people.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 43:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.43.1", "source": "וְהָרָעָ֖ב כָּבֵ֥ד בָּאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And the *rāʿāb* [was] *kābēd* in the *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*rāʿāb*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the famine", "*kābēd*": "adjective, masculine singular - heavy/severe", "*bā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the land" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger", "*kābēd*": "heavy/severe/intense", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory" } } 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.43.2", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר כִּלּוּ֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶת־הַשֶּׁ֔בֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵבִ֖יאוּ מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֲבִיהֶ֔ם שֻׁ֖בוּ שִׁבְרוּ־לָ֥נוּ מְעַט־אֹֽכֶל׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* when *killû* to eat *ʾet*-the *šeber* which they *hēbîʾû* from *miṣrayim*; and *wayyōʾmer* to them their *ʾăbîhem*: *šûbû* *šibrû*-for us a little-*ʾōkel*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "conjunction + preterite 3rd masculine singular from *hāyâ* - and it came to pass", "*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - when/as", "*killû*": "piel perfect 3rd person plural - they finished/completed", "*leʾĕkōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*ʾet-haššeber*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the grain/food", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*hēbîʾû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person plural - they brought", "*mimmiṣrayim*": "preposition + proper noun - from Egypt", "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*ʾăbîhem*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their father", "*šûbû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - return", "*šibrû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - buy", "*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - for us", "*məʿaṭ-ʾōkel*": "adjective construct + masculine singular noun - little food" }, "variants": { "*šeber*": "grain/food/provisions", "*hēbîʾû*": "brought/carried", "*šûbû*": "return/go back", "*šibrû*": "buy/purchase [grain]", "*ʾōkel*": "food/provisions" } }
• Gen 46:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.27", "source": "וּבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֛ף אֲשֶׁר־יֻלַּד־ל֥וֹ בְמִצְרַ֖יִם נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׁנָ֑יִם כָּל־הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ לְבֵֽית־יַעֲקֹ֛ב הַבָּ֥אָה מִצְרַ֖יְמָה שִׁבְעִֽים׃", "text": "And-sons-of *Yôsēp̄* who-*yullaḏ*-to-him in-*Miṣrayim* *nepeš* two; all-the-*nepeš* to-house-of-*Yaʿăqōḇ* the-coming *Miṣrayĕmâ* seventy.", "grammar": { "*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Joseph'", "*yullaḏ*": "pual perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'were born'", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun, place name - 'Egypt'", "*nepeš*": "common noun, feminine singular - 'soul/person'", "*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'", "*Miṣrayĕmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'" }, "variants": { "*yullaḏ*": "were born/were begotten", "*nepeš*": "soul/person/individual" } }
• Deut 10:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.10.22", "source": "בְּשִׁבְעִ֣ים נֶ֔פֶשׁ יָרְד֥וּ אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ מִצְרָ֑יְמָהּ וְעַתָּ֗ה שָֽׂמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹֽב׃", "text": "With *šibʿîm* *nepeš* *yārədû* *ʾăbōtêkā* *Miṣrāyemâ* and now *śāməkā* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā* like *kəkôkəbê* the *šāmayim* for *lārōb*", "grammar": { "*šibʿîm*": "cardinal number with prefixed preposition bet - with seventy", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular - person/soul", "*yārədû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - went down", "*ʾăbōtêkā*": "masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your fathers", "*Miṣrāyemâ*": "proper name with directional heh - to Egypt", "*śāməkā*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - he has made you", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*kəkôkəbê*": "masculine plural construct with prefixed preposition kaph - like stars of", "*šāmayim*": "masculine dual with definite article - the heavens", "*lārōb*": "masculine singular with prefixed preposition lamed - for multitude" }, "variants": { "*nepeš*": "person/soul/life", "*yārad*": "go down/descend", "*ʾāb*": "father/ancestor", "*śîm*": "make/put/set", "*kôkāb*": "star/heavenly body", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*rōb*": "multitude/abundance/greatness" } }
• Hos 12:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Hosea.12.12", "source": "אִם־גִּלְעָ֥ד אָ֙וֶן֙ אַךְ־שָׁ֣וְא הָי֔וּ בַּגִּלְגָּ֖ל שְׁוָרִ֣ים זִבֵּ֑חוּ גַּ֤ם מִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙ כְּגַלִּ֔ים עַ֖ל תַּלְמֵ֥י שָׂדָֽי׃", "text": "If-*gilʿād* *ʾāwen* *ʾak*-*šāwʾ* *hāyû* in-*ha-gilgāl* *šĕwārîm* *zibbēḥû* also *mizbĕḥôtām* like-*gallîm* upon *talmê* *śādāy*", "grammar": { "*gilʿād*": "proper noun - Gilead", "*ʾāwen*": "noun, masculine singular - wickedness/iniquity", "*ʾak*": "adverb - only/surely", "*šāwʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/vanity", "*hāyû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd plural - they were/have become", "*ha-gilgāl*": "definite article + proper noun - the Gilgal", "*šĕwārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - bulls/oxen", "*zibbēḥû*": "verb, piel perfect 3rd plural - they sacrificed", "*mizbĕḥôtām*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their altars", "*gallîm*": "noun, masculine plural - heaps/mounds", "*talmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - furrows of", "*śādāy*": "noun, masculine singular - field" }, "variants": { "*ʾāwen*": "wickedness/iniquity/trouble", "*šāwʾ*": "emptiness/vanity/worthlessness", "*šĕwārîm*": "bulls/oxen", "*gallîm*": "heaps/mounds/stone piles", "*talmê*": "furrows/plowed rows" } }
• Acts 7:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Acts.7.15", "source": "Κατέβη δὲ Ἰακὼβ εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν, αὐτὸς, καὶ οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν,", "text": "*Katebē de Iakōb eis Aigypton, kai eteleutēsen, autos, kai hoi pateres hēmōn*,", "grammar": { "*Katebē*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - went down", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Iakōb*": "nominative masculine singular - Jacob", "*eis Aigypton*": "preposition + accusative feminine singular - to Egypt", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*eteleutēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he died", "*autos*": "nominative masculine singular intensive pronoun - himself", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*hoi pateres*": "nominative masculine plural - the fathers", "*hēmōn*": "genitive plural personal pronoun - of us/our" }, "variants": { "*Katebē*": "went down/descended/traveled", "*eteleutēsen*": "died/passed away/ended life" } }
• Gen 43:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Genesis.43.12", "source": "וְכֶ֥סֶף מִשְׁנֶ֖ה קְח֣וּ בְיֶדְכֶ֑ם וְאֶת־הַכֶּ֜סֶף הַמּוּשָׁ֨ב בְּפִ֤י אַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ תָּשִׁ֣יבוּ בְיֶדְכֶ֔ם אוּלַ֥י מִשְׁגֶּ֖ה הֽוּא׃", "text": "And *kesep* *mišneh* *qəḥû* in your *yedkem*; and *ʾet*-the *kesep* that was *mûšāb* in *pî* your *ʾamtəḥōtêkem* *tāšîbû* in your *yedkem*; perhaps *mišgeh* it [was]", "grammar": { "*wəkesep*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and money/silver", "*mišneh*": "masculine singular noun - double", "*qəḥû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - take", "*bəyedkem*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - in your hand", "*wəʾet-hakkesep*": "conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the money/silver", "*hammûšāb*": "definite article + hophal participle masculine singular - that was returned", "*bəpî*": "preposition + construct form of masculine noun - in the mouth of", "*ʾamtəḥōtêkem*": "feminine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your sacks", "*tāšîbû*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall return", "*bəyedkem*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - in your hand", "*ʾûlay*": "adverb - perhaps", "*mišgeh*": "masculine singular noun - oversight/mistake", "*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular independent pronoun - it" }, "variants": { "*kesep*": "silver/money", "*mišneh*": "double/twice as much", "*mûšāb*": "returned/brought back", "*pî*": "mouth/opening", "*ʾamtəḥōtêkem*": "your sacks/bags", "*tāšîbû*": "you shall return/take back", "*mišgeh*": "oversight/mistake/error" } }
• Gen 45:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Genesis.45.7", "source": "וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהִים֙ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם לָכֶ֛ם שְׁאֵרִ֖ית בָּאָ֑רֶץ וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת לָכֶ֔ם לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה גְּדֹלָֽה׃", "text": "*Wayyišlāḥēnî* *ʾĕlōhîm* *lip̄nêḵem* *lāśûm* *lāḵem* *šəʾērît* *bāʾāreṣ* *ûləhaḥăyôt* *lāḵem* *lip̄lêṭāh* *gəḏōlāh*", "grammar": { "וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - 'and he sent me'", "אֱלֹהִים֙": "noun masculine plural - 'God'", "לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - 'before you'", "לָשׂ֥וּם": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'to establish/place'", "לָכֶ֛ם": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - 'for you'", "שְׁאֵרִ֖ית": "noun feminine singular - 'remnant/survivors'", "בָּאָ֑רֶץ": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - 'in the land'", "וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת": "conjunction + preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - 'and to preserve alive'", "לָכֶ֔ם": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - 'for you'", "לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה": "preposition + noun feminine singular - 'for deliverance/escape'", "גְּדֹלָֽה": "adjective feminine singular - 'great'" }, "variants": { "*wayyišlāḥēnî*": "and he sent me, and he dispatched me", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God, gods, divine being", "*lip̄nêḵem*": "before you, ahead of you", "*lāśûm*": "to place, to establish, to set", "*šəʾērît*": "remnant, survivor, remainder", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "in the land, on the earth", "*ləhaḥăyôt*": "to preserve alive, to keep living, to save life", "*lip̄lêṭāh*": "for deliverance, for escape, for survival", "*gəḏōlāh*": "great, large, significant" } }
• Gen 45:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Genesis.45.11", "source": "וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤י אֹֽתְךָ֙ שָׁ֔ם כִּי־ע֛וֹד חָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים רָעָ֑ב פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֛שׁ אַתָּ֥ה וּבֵֽיתְךָ֖ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ׃", "text": "Wə-*ḵilkaltî* *ʾōtḵā* *šām* *kî-ʿôd* *ḥāmēš* *šānîm* *rāʿāḇ* *pen-tiwwārēš* *ʾattāh* *ûḇêtḵā* wə-*ḵāl-ʾăšer-lāḵə*", "grammar": { "וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤י": "conjunction + Pilpel perfect 1st person singular - 'and I will sustain/provide'", "אֹֽתְךָ֙": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'you'", "שָׁ֔ם": "adverb - 'there'", "כִּי־ע֛וֹד": "conjunction + adverb - 'for still/yet'", "חָמֵ֥שׁ": "number feminine - 'five'", "שָׁנִ֖ים": "noun feminine plural - 'years'", "רָעָ֑ב": "noun masculine singular - 'famine'", "פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֛שׁ": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - 'lest you be impoverished'", "אַתָּ֥ה": "pronoun 2nd masculine singular - 'you'", "וּבֵֽיתְךָ֖": "conjunction + noun masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and your house/household'", "וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ": "conjunction + noun masculine singular construct + relative pronoun + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and all that belongs to you'" }, "variants": { "*ḵilkaltî*": "I will sustain, I will provide for, I will nourish", "*šām*": "there, in that place", "*ʿôd*": "still, yet, more", "*rāʿāḇ*": "famine, hunger", "*pen-tiwwārēš*": "lest you become poor, lest you be impoverished, lest you come to poverty", "*ḇêtḵā*": "your house, your household, your family", "*ḵāl-ʾăšer-lāḵə*": "all that is yours, everything that belongs to you" } }
• Gen 46:1-7 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.1", "source": "וַיִּסַּ֤ע יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֖א בְּאֵ֣רָה שָּׁ֑בַע וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח זְבָחִ֔ים לֵאלֹהֵ֖י אָבִ֥יו יִצְחָֽק׃", "text": "And *wayyissaʿ* *Yiśrāʾēl* and all that to-him, and *wayyāḇōʾ* to-*Bĕʾērâ Šāḇaʿ*, and *wayyizbaḥ* *zĕḇāḥîm* to-*ʾĕlōhê* father-his *Yiṣḥāq*.", "grammar": { "*wayyissaʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he journeyed/set out'", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Israel' (Jacob's new name)", "*wayyāḇōʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he came/arrived'", "*Bĕʾērâ Šāḇaʿ*": "proper noun, place name - 'Beersheba'", "*wayyizbaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he sacrificed/offered'", "*zĕḇāḥîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - 'sacrifices'", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - 'God of'", "*Yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Isaac'" }, "variants": { "*wayyissaʿ*": "journeyed/traveled/set out/pulled up stakes", "*wayyāḇōʾ*": "came/entered/arrived at", "*wayyizbaḥ*": "sacrificed/slaughtered/offered", "*zĕḇāḥîm*": "sacrifices/offerings", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of/deity of" } } 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֣ב ׀ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾĕlōhîm* to-*Yiśrāʾēl* in-*marʾōt* the-*laylâ*, and *wayyōʾmer* *Yaʿăqōḇ* *Yaʿăqōḇ*, and *wayyōʾmer* *hinnēnî*.", "grammar": { "*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'" }, "variants": { "*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" } } 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.3", "source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָנֹכִ֥י הָאֵ֖ל אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֑יךָ אַל־תִּירָא֙ מֵרְדָ֣ה מִצְרַ֔יְמָה כִּֽי־לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥ שָֽׁם׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾānōḵî* the-*ʾēl* *ʾĕlōhê* father-your, not-*tîrāʾ* from-going-down *Miṣrayĕmâ*, for-to-*gôy* *gāḏôl* *ʾăśîmĕḵā* there.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*ʾānōḵî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - 'I'", "*ʾēl*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the God/deity'", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - 'God of'", "*tîrāʾ*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular jussive - 'you shall fear/be afraid'", "*Miṣrayĕmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'", "*gôy*": "common noun, masculine singular - 'nation'", "*gāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'great/large'", "*ʾăśîmĕḵā*": "qal imperfect 1st common singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'I will make you'" }, "variants": { "*ʾānōḵî*": "I/I myself (emphatic)", "*ʾēl*": "God/mighty one/deity", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of/deity of", "*tîrāʾ*": "fear/be afraid", "*gôy*": "nation/people", "*ʾăśîmĕḵā*": "I will make you/I will set you/I will place you" } } 4 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.4", "source": "אָנֹכִ֗י אֵרֵ֤ד עִמְּךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וְאָנֹכִ֖י אַֽעַלְךָ֣ גַם־עָלֹ֑ה וְיוֹסֵ֕ף יָשִׁ֥ית יָד֖וֹ עַל־עֵינֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*ʾānōḵî* *ʾērēḏ* with-you *Miṣrayĕmâ*, and-*ʾānōḵî* *ʾaʿalĕḵā* also-*ʿālōh*, and-*Yôsēp̄* *yāšît* hand-his upon-eyes-your.", "grammar": { "*ʾānōḵî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - 'I'", "*ʾērēḏ*": "qal imperfect 1st common singular - 'I will go down'", "*Miṣrayĕmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'", "*ʾaʿalĕḵā*": "hiphil imperfect 1st common singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'I will bring you up'", "*ʿālōh*": "infinitive absolute - 'going up/surely'", "*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Joseph'", "*yāšît*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'he will place/put'" }, "variants": { "*ʾānōḵî*": "I/I myself (emphatic)", "*ʾērēḏ*": "I will go down/I will descend", "*ʾaʿalĕḵā*": "I will bring you up/I will cause you to go up", "*ʿālōh*": "up/surely/certainly (emphatic infinitive)", "*yāšît*": "will place/will put/will set" } } 5 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.5", "source": "וַיָּ֥קָם יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִבְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־יַעֲקֹ֣ב אֲבִיהֶ֗ם וְאֶת־טַפָּם֙ וְאֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם בָּעֲגָל֕וֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח פַּרְעֹ֖ה לָשֵׂ֥את אֹתֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *wayyāqām* *Yaʿăqōḇ* from-*Bĕʾēr Šāḇaʿ*, and *wayyiśʾû* sons-of-*Yiśrāʾēl* *ʾet*-*Yaʿăqōḇ* father-their and-*ʾet*-little-ones-their and-*ʾet*-wives-their in-the-*ʿăḡālôt* that-*šālaḥ* *Parʿōh* to-carry *ʾōtô*.", "grammar": { "*wayyāqām*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he arose'", "*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'", "*Bĕʾēr Šāḇaʿ*": "proper noun, place name - 'Beersheba'", "*wayyiśʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they carried'", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Israel'", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿăḡālôt*": "common noun, feminine plural - 'wagons/carts'", "*šālaḥ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'he sent'", "*Parʿōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Pharaoh'", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'him'" }, "variants": { "*wayyāqām*": "he arose/he got up/he set out", "*wayyiśʾû*": "they carried/they lifted/they took", "*ʿăḡālôt*": "wagons/carts", "*šālaḥ*": "sent/dispatched" } } 6 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.6", "source": "וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶ֗ם וְאֶת־רְכוּשָׁם֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר רָֽכְשׁוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ מִצְרָ֑יְמָה יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְכָל־זַרְע֥וֹ אִתּֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *wayyiqḥû* *ʾet*-cattle-their and-*ʾet*-possessions-their that *rāḵšû* in-land-of *Kĕnaʿan*, and *wayyāḇōʾû* *Miṣrāyĕmâ*, *Yaʿăqōḇ* and all-seed-his with-him.", "grammar": { "*wayyiqḥû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they took'", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*rāḵšû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - 'they had acquired'", "*Kĕnaʿan*": "proper noun, place name - 'Canaan'", "*wayyāḇōʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they came'", "*Miṣrāyĕmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'", "*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqḥû*": "they took/they gathered", "*rāḵšû*": "they had acquired/they had gained/they had purchased", "*wayyāḇōʾû*": "they came/they entered/they arrived" } } 7 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.7", "source": "בָּנָ֞יו וּבְנֵ֤י בָנָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹ בְּנֹתָ֛יו וּבְנ֥וֹת בָּנָ֖יו וְכָל־זַרְע֑וֹ הֵבִ֥יא אִתּ֖וֹ מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃", "text": "Sons-his and-sons-of sons-his with-him, daughters-his and-daughters-of sons-his and-all-seed-his *hēḇîʾ* with-him *Miṣrāyĕmâ*.", "grammar": { "*hēḇîʾ*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'he brought'", "*Miṣrāyĕmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'" }, "variants": { "*hēḇîʾ*": "he brought/he led/he caused to come" } }
• Gen 24:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Genesis.24.4", "source": "כִּ֧י אֶל־אַרְצִ֛י וְאֶל־מוֹלַדְתִּ֖י תֵּלֵ֑ךְ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ אִשָּׁ֖ה לִבְנִ֥י לְיִצְחָֽק׃", "text": "*kî* *ʾel-ʾarṣî* *wəʾel-môlaḏtî* *tēlēḵ* *wəlāqaḥtā* *ʾiššāh* *liḇnî* *ləyiṣḥāq*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - but/rather", "*ʾel-*": "preposition - to", "*ʾarṣî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my land", "*wəʾel-*": "conjunction + preposition - and to", "*môlaḏtî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my kindred/birthplace", "*tēlēḵ*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall go", "*wəlāqaḥtā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall take", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular - woman/wife", "*liḇnî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - for my son", "*ləyiṣḥāq*": "preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - for Isaac" }, "variants": { "*môlaḏtî*": "my kindred/my relatives/my birthplace/my native country", "*liḇnî* *ləyiṣḥāq*": "for my son, for Isaac/for my son Isaac (apposition)" } }
• Gen 25:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Genesis.25.20", "source": "וַיְהִ֤י יִצְחָק֙ בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּקַחְתּ֣וֹ אֶת־רִבְקָ֗ה בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל֙ הֽ͏ָאֲרַמִּ֔י מִפַּדַּ֖ן אֲרָ֑ם אֲח֛וֹת לָבָ֥ן הָאֲרַמִּ֖י ל֥וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃", "text": "*wə-yəhî* *yiṣḥāq* *ben-ʾarbāʿîm* *šānāh* *bə-qaḥtô* *ʾet-riḇqāh* *bat-bətûʾēl* *hā-ʾărammî* *mi-paddan* *ʾărām* *ʾăḥôt* *lāḇān* *hā-ʾărammî* *lô* *lə-ʾiššāh*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and was", "*yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Isaac", "*ben-ʾarbāʿîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + numeral - son of forty", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*bə-qaḥtô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - when he took", "*ʾet-riḇqāh*": "direct object marker + proper noun, feminine singular - Rebekah", "*bat-bətûʾēl*": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun, masculine singular - daughter of Bethuel", "*hā-ʾărammî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Aramean", "*mi-paddan*": "preposition + proper noun - from Paddan", "*ʾărām*": "proper noun - Aram", "*ʾăḥôt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - sister of", "*lāḇān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Laban", "*hā-ʾărammî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Aramean", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*lə-ʾiššāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - as wife" }, "variants": { "*bə-qaḥtô*": "when he took/when he married", "*hā-ʾărammî*": "the Aramean/the Syrian", "*paddan* *ʾărām*": "Paddan-aram/Field of Aram", "*lə-ʾiššāh*": "as wife/for wife/to be wife" } }
• Gen 27:41 : 41 { "verseID": "Genesis.27.41", "source": "וַיִּשְׂטֹ֤ם עֵשָׂו֙ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֔ב עַל־הַ֨בְּרָכָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּרֲכ֖וֹ אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵשָׂ֜ו בְּלִבּ֗וֹ יִקְרְבוּ֙ יְמֵי֙ אֵ֣בֶל אָבִ֔י וְאַֽהַרְגָ֖ה אֶת־יַעֲקֹ֥ב אָחִֽי׃", "text": "*wa-yiśṭōm* *ʿēśāw* *ʾet-yaʿăqōḇ* upon-*ha-bəraḵāh* *ʾăšer* *bērăḵô* *ʾāḇîw* *wa-yōʾmer* *ʿēśāw* in-*libbô* *yiqrəḇû* *yəmê* *ʾēḇel* *ʾāḇî* and-*ʾahargāh* *ʾet-yaʿăqōḇ* *ʾāḥî*", "grammar": { "*wa-yiśṭōm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and hated", "*ʿēśāw*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Esau", "*ʾet-yaʿăqōḇ*": "direct object marker + proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob", "*ha-bəraḵāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the blessing", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*bērăḵô*": "piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he blessed him", "*ʾāḇîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and said", "*libbô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his heart", "*yiqrəḇû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - will draw near/approach", "*yəmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of", "*ʾēḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - mourning", "*ʾāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my father", "*ʾahargāh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will kill", "*ʾāḥî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my brother" }, "variants": { "*wa-yiśṭōm*": "and hated/and bore a grudge/and was hostile", "*ha-bəraḵāh*": "the blessing/the benediction", "*bērăḵô*": "he blessed him/he conferred favor upon him", "*libbô*": "his heart/his mind/his inner self", "*yiqrəḇû*": "will draw near/will approach/will come", "*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/grief/lamentation", "*ʾahargāh*": "I will kill/I will slay/I will murder" } }
• Gen 28:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Genesis.28.5", "source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יִצְחָק֙ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֑ם אֶל־לָבָ֤ן בֶּן־בְּתוּאֵל֙ הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י אֲחִ֣י רִבְקָ֔ה אֵ֥ם יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְעֵשָֽׂו", "text": "*wə-yišlaḥ* *yiṣḥāq* *ʾet-yaʿăqōb* *wə-yēlek* *paddenâ* *ʾărām* to-*lābān* *ben-bətûʾēl* *hāʾărammî* *ʾăḥî* *ribqâ* *ʾēm* *yaʿăqōb* *wə-ʿēśāw*", "grammar": { "*wə-yišlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent", "*yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun - Isaac", "*ʾet-yaʿăqōb*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Jacob", "*wə-yēlek*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went", "*paddenâ*": "noun + directional heh - to Paddan", "*ʾărām*": "proper noun - Aram", "*lābān*": "proper noun - Laban", "*ben-bətûʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Bethuel", "*hāʾărammî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Aramean", "*ʾăḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - brother of", "*ribqâ*": "proper noun - Rebekah", "*ʾēm*": "noun, feminine singular construct - mother of", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*wə-ʿēśāw*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Esau" }, "variants": { "*yišlaḥ*": "send/dispatch/let go", "*yēlek*": "went/walked/traveled", "*paddenâ*": "to Paddan/to the field of", "*ʾărammî*": "Aramean/Syrian" } }
• Gen 31:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Genesis.31.20", "source": "וַיִּגְנֹ֣ב יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶת־לֵ֥ב לָבָ֖ן הָאֲרַמִּ֑י עַל־בְּלִי֙ הִגִּ֣יד ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י בֹרֵ֖חַ הֽוּא׃", "text": "*wa-yignōb* *Yaʿăqōb* *ʾet*-*lēb* *Lābān* *hā-ʾărammî* *ʿal*-*bĕlî* *higgîd* to him *kî* *bōrēaḥ* he.", "grammar": { "*wa-yignōb*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he stole/deceived", "*Yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*lēb*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - heart of", "*Lābān*": "proper noun - Laban", "*hā-ʾărammî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Aramean/Syrian", "*ʿal*-*bĕlî*": "preposition + negative particle - because not", "*higgîd*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he told/informed", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*bōrēaḥ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - fleeing/running away" }, "variants": { "*wa-yignōb* *ʾet*-*lēb*": "stole the heart/deceived/outwitted", "*ʿal*-*bĕlî*": "because not/without/by not", "*bōrēaḥ*": "fleeing/running away/escaping" } }
• Gen 31:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Genesis.31.24", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶל־לָבָ֥ן הָאֲרַמִּ֖י בַּחֲלֹ֣ם הַלָּ֑יְלָה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ הִשָּׁ֧מֶר לְךָ֛ פֶּן־תְּדַבֵּ֥ר עִֽם־יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִטּ֥וֹב עַד־רָֽע׃", "text": "*wa-yābōʾ* *ʾĔlōhîm* to-*Lābān* *hā-ʾărammî* in *ḥălôm* the-*laylâ* *wa-yōʾmer* to him, *hiššāmer* to you *pen*-*tĕdabbēr* with-*Yaʿăqōb* from-good until-bad.", "grammar": { "*wa-yābōʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came/appeared", "*ʾĔlōhîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with singular meaning - God", "*Lābān*": "proper noun with preposition - to Laban", "*hā-ʾărammî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Aramean/Syrian", "*ḥălôm*": "common noun, masculine singular with prefix preposition - in dream/vision", "*laylâ*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the night", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*hiššāmer*": "niphal imperative, 2nd masculine singular - be on guard/take care/beware", "*pen*": "conjunction - lest/that not", "*tĕdabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you speak/say", "*Yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun with prefix preposition - with Jacob" }, "variants": { "*hiššāmer* *lĕkā*": "take care for yourself/guard yourself/beware", "*mittôb* *ʿad*-*rāʿ*": "from good to bad/anything at all/either good or bad", "*ḥălôm*": "dream/vision/night vision" } }
• Gen 31:40 : 40 { "verseID": "Genesis.31.40", "source": "הָיִיתִי בַיּוֹם אֲכָלַנִי חֹרֶב וְקֶרַח בַּלָּיְלָה וַתִּדַּד שְׁנָתִי מֵעֵינָי", "text": "*hāyîtî* in the day *ʾakālanî* *ḥōreb* and *qeraḥ* in the night *wa-tiddad* *šenātî* from *ʿênāy*", "grammar": { "*hāyîtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I was", "*ʾakālanî*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it consumed me", "*ḥōreb*": "noun, masculine singular - heat/drought", "*qeraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - frost/ice", "*wa-tiddad*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and it fled/was driven away", "*šenātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my sleep", "*ʿênāy*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes" }, "variants": { "*ʾakālanî*": "consumed me/devoured me/ate me up", "*ḥōreb*": "heat/drought/parching heat", "*qeraḥ*": "frost/ice/cold", "*wa-tiddad*": "fled/was driven away/wandered" } }
• Ps 105:23-24 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.105.23", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מִצְרָ֑יִם וְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗ב גָּ֣ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־חָֽם׃", "text": "*wa-yyābōʾ* *Yiśrāʾēl* *Miṣrāyim* *wə-Yaʿăqōb* *gār* in-*ʾereṣ*-*Ḥām*", "grammar": { "*wa-yyābōʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect (consecutive), 3ms - and he came", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel", "*Miṣrāyim*": "proper name - Egypt", "*wə-Yaʿăqōb*": "conjunction + proper name - and Jacob", "*gār*": "qal perfect, 3ms - he sojourned", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*Ḥām*": "proper name - Ham" }, "variants": { "*wa-yyābōʾ*": "and he came/entered/arrived", "*gār*": "sojourned/dwelt as an alien/lived as a foreigner", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/territory/country", "*Ḥām*": "Ham (poetic reference to Egypt)" } } 24 { "verseID": "Psalms.105.24", "source": "וַיֶּ֣פֶר אֶת־עַמּ֣וֹ מְאֹ֑ד וַ֝יַּֽעֲצִמֵהוּ מִצָּרָֽיו׃", "text": "*wa-yeper* *ʾet*-*ʿammō* *məʾōd* *wa-yyaʿăṣimēhū* from-*ṣārāyw*", "grammar": { "*wa-yeper*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect (consecutive), 3ms - and he made fruitful", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿammō*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix - his people", "*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly", "*wa-yyaʿăṣimēhū*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect (consecutive), 3ms with 3ms suffix - and he made them stronger", "*ṣārāyw*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct with 3ms suffix - his adversaries" }, "variants": { "*wa-yeper*": "and he made fruitful/increased/multiplied", "*ʿammō*": "his people/nation/kinsmen", "*məʾōd*": "very/exceedingly/greatly", "*wa-yyaʿăṣimēhū*": "and he made them stronger/mightier/more numerous", "*ṣārāyw*": "his adversaries/enemies/oppressors" } }
• Isa 51:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Isaiah.51.1", "source": "שִׁמְע֥וּ אֵלַ֛י רֹ֥דְפֵי צֶ֖דֶק מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ אֶל־צ֣וּר חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם וְאֶל־מַקֶּ֥בֶת בּ֖וֹר נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם", "text": "*šim'û* to-me *rōdəpê ṣedeq məbaqəšê YHWH*, *habbiṭû* to-*ṣûr ḥuṣṣabtem* and-to-*maqqebet bôr nuqqartem*", "grammar": { "*šim'û*": "imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen", "*rōdəpê*": "masculine plural construct - pursuers of", "*ṣedeq*": "common noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*məbaqəšê*": "masculine plural construct, Piel participle - seekers of", "YHWH": "proper noun - divine name", "*habbiṭû*": "imperative, masculine plural, Hiphil - look at/consider", "*ṣûr*": "common noun, masculine singular - rock", "*ḥuṣṣabtem*": "Pual perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you were hewn/cut out", "*maqqebet*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - quarry/excavation", "*bôr*": "common noun, masculine singular - pit/cistern", "*nuqqartem*": "Pual perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you were dug/hollowed out" }, "variants": { "*ṣedeq*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*ṣûr*": "rock/boulder/cliff", "*bôr*": "pit/cistern/hole", "*maqqebet*": "quarry/excavation/hole" } } 2 { "verseID": "Isaiah.51.2", "source": "הַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֣ם אֲבִיכֶ֔ם וְאֶל־שָׂרָ֖ה תְּחוֹלֶלְכֶ֑ם כִּי־אֶחָ֣ד קְרָאתִ֔יו וַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּ וְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ", "text": "*habbiṭû* to-*'abrāhām 'ăbîkem* and-to-*śārâ təḥôleləkem kî-'eḥād qərā'tîw wa'ăbārəkēhû wə'arbēhû*", "grammar": { "*habbiṭû*": "imperative, masculine plural, Hiphil - look at/consider", "*'abrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine - Abraham", "*'ăbîkem*": "common noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your father", "*śārâ*": "proper noun, feminine - Sarah", "*təḥôleləkem*": "Polel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - she bore/gave birth to you", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*'eḥād*": "numeral/adjective - one/alone", "*qərā'tîw*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I called him", "*wa'ăbārəkēhû*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I blessed him", "*wə'arbēhû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I multiplied him" }, "variants": { "*təḥôleləkem*": "bore you/gave birth to you/brought you forth", "*'eḥād*": "one/alone/single" } }
• Gen 47:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Genesis.47.27", "source": "וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֑שֶׁן וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּ בָ֔הּ וַיִּפְר֥וּ וַיִּרְבּ֖וּ מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "*wə-yēšeḇ* *yiśrāʾēl* in *bə-ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* in *bə-ʾereṣ* *gōšen* *wə-yēʾāḥăzû* in her *wə-yip̄rû* *wə-yirbû* very *məʾōḏ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yēšeḇ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and dwelt", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*bə-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - in the land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*bə-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - in the land of", "*gōšen*": "proper noun - Goshen", "*wə-yēʾāḥăzû*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they gained possessions", "in her": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in it", "*wə-yip̄rû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and were fruitful", "*wə-yirbû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and multiplied", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very/exceedingly" }, "variants": { "*wə-yēʾāḥăzû*": "gained possessions/took hold/settled", "*wə-yip̄rû*": "were fruitful/were productive/increased" } }
• Exod 1:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Exodus.1.5", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֗י כָּל־נֶ֛פֶשׁ יֹצְאֵ֥י יֶֽרֶךְ־יַעֲקֹ֖ב שִׁבְעִ֣ים נָ֑פֶשׁ וְיוֹסֵ֖ף הָיָ֥ה בְמִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "And *way-hî* all *nep̄eš* *yōṣʾê* *yereḵ*-*yaʿăqōb* *šibʿîm* *nāp̄eš* and *yôsēp̄* *hāyâ* in *miṣrāyim*", "grammar": { "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֗י": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular, vav-consecutive - 'and it was'", "כָּל־נֶ֛פֶשׁ": "construct *kol* + noun, feminine singular - 'all souls/persons'", "*yōṣʾê*": "participle, masculine plural construct, Qal - 'coming out of'", "יֶֽרֶךְ־יַעֲקֹ֖ב": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - 'thigh/loins of Jacob'", "*šibʿîm*": "cardinal number - 'seventy'", "*nāp̄eš*": "noun, feminine singular - 'soul/person'", "וְיוֹסֵ֖ף": "conjunction *wə-* + proper noun - 'and Joseph'", "*hāyâ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'was'", "בְמִצְרָֽיִם": "preposition *bə-* + proper noun - 'in Egypt'" }, "variants": { "*way-hî*": "and it was, and it came to pass", "*nep̄eš*": "soul, person, life, being", "*yōṣʾê*": "ones coming out of, descendants of", "*yereḵ*": "thigh, loins, reproductive organs", "*šibʿîm*": "seventy", "*hāyâ*": "was, existed, happened" } }
• Exod 1:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Exodus.1.7", "source": "וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פָּר֧וּ וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּ וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ אֹתָֽם׃", "text": "And *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* *pārû* and *way-yišrəṣû* and *way-yirbû* and *way-yaʿaṣmû* in *məʾōd* *məʾōd* and *wat-timmālē* the *ʾāreṣ* *ʾōtām*", "grammar": { "וּבְנֵ֣י": "conjunction *wə-* + noun, masculine plural construct - 'and sons of'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'", "*pārû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd plural - 'they were fruitful'", "וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they teemed/swarmed'", "וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they multiplied'", "וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they became mighty'", "בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד": "preposition *bə-* + adverb repeated - 'exceedingly, very very much'", "וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, vav-consecutive - 'and was filled'", "הָאָ֖רֶץ": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the land'", "אֹתָֽם": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'with them'" }, "variants": { "*pārû*": "were fruitful, bore fruit, increased", "*way-yišrəṣû*": "swarmed, teemed, increased abundantly, bred", "*way-yirbû*": "multiplied, became many, became numerous", "*way-yaʿaṣmû*": "became mighty, became strong, grew powerful", "*məʾōd məʾōd*": "exceedingly, very much, to a great degree", "*wat-timmālē*": "was filled, became full", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land, earth, ground, territory", "*ʾōtām*": "them, with them" } }
• Exod 1:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Exodus.1.12", "source": "וְכַאֲשֶׁר֙ יְעַנּ֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ כֵּ֥ן יִרְבֶּ֖ה וְכֵ֣ן יִפְרֹ֑ץ וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "And as *yəʿannû* *ʾōtô* thus *yirbeh* and thus *yip̄rōṣ* and *way-yāquṣû* from before *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "וְכַאֲשֶׁר֙": "conjunction *wə-* + preposition + relative pronoun - 'and according to which'", "*yəʿannû*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'they would afflict'", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'him'", "כֵּ֥ן": "adverb - 'thus, so'", "*yirbeh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he would multiply'", "וְכֵ֣ן": "conjunction *wə-* + adverb - 'and thus'", "*yip̄rōṣ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he would spread'", "וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they loathed'", "מִפְּנֵ֖י": "preposition *min* + construct - 'from before'", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - 'sons of'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'" }, "variants": { "*yəʿannû*": "they would afflict, oppress, humble", "*yirbeh*": "he would multiply, increase, become numerous", "*yip̄rōṣ*": "he would spread, break forth, increase", "*way-yāquṣû*": "they loathed, abhorred, felt disgust" } }
• Deut 7:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.7.7", "source": "לֹ֣א מֵֽרֻבְּכֶ֞ם מִכָּל־הָֽעַמִּ֗ים חָשַׁ֧ק יְהוָ֛ה בָּכֶ֖ם וַיִּבְחַ֣ר בָּכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אַתֶּ֥ם הַמְעַ֖ט מִכָּל־הָעַמִּֽים׃", "text": "Not because of your *mērubbəkem* from all the *ʿammîm* did *ḥāšaq* *YHWH* in you and *wayyivḥar* in you, for you are the *haməʿaṭ* from all the *ʿammîm*.", "grammar": { "*mērubbəkem*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 2nd masculine plural suffix - from your numerousness/multitude", "*ʿammîm*": "noun masculine plural - peoples/nations", "*ḥāšaq*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he desired/was attached to", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*wayyivḥar*": "Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he chose", "*haməʿaṭ*": "article + adjective masculine singular - the fewest/smallest" }, "variants": { "*mērubbəkem*": "your numerousness/your multitude/your being many", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/folk", "*ḥāšaq*": "desired/was attached to/loved/clung to", "*wayyivḥar*": "chose/selected/elected", "*haməʿaṭ*": "the fewest/the smallest/the least" } }