Genesis 31:38

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.31.38", "source": "זֶה עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה אָנֹכִי עִמָּךְ רְחֵלֶיךָ וְעִזֶּיךָ לֹא שִׁכֵּלוּ וְאֵילֵי צֹאנְךָ לֹא אָכָלְתִּי", "text": "This *ʿeśrîm* *šānāh* *ʾānōkî* with you *reḥêleykā* and *ʿizzeykā* not *šikkēlû* and *ʾêlê* *ṣōʾnekā* not *ʾākāltî*", "grammar": { "*ʿeśrîm*": "numeral - twenty", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*ʾānōkî*": "personal pronoun 1st person singular - I", "*reḥêleykā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your ewes", "*ʿizzeykā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your she-goats", "*šikkēlû*": "piel perfect 3rd common plural - they miscarried/were barren", "*ʾêlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - rams of", "*ṣōʾnekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your flock", "*ʾākāltî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I ate/consumed" }, "variants": { "*šikkēlû*": "miscarried/were barren/suffered loss of young", "*ʾêlê*": "rams/male sheep", "*ṣōʾnekā*": "flock/sheep/small livestock" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זֶה עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה אָנֹכִי עִמָּךְ רְחֵלֶיךָ וְעִזֶּיךָ לֹא שִׁכֵּלוּ וְאֵילֵי צֹאנְךָ לֹא אָכָלְתִּי

Transliteration

This ʿeśrîm šānāh ʾānōkî with you reḥêleykā and ʿizzeykā not šikkēlû and ʾêlê ṣōʾnekā not ʾākāltî

Grammar Details

• *ʿeśrîm*: numeral - twenty
• *šānāh*: noun, feminine singular - year
• *ʾānōkî*: personal pronoun 1st person singular - I
• *reḥêleykā*: noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your ewes
• *ʿizzeykā*: noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your she-goats
• *šikkēlû*: piel perfect 3rd common plural - they miscarried/were barren
• *ʾêlê*: noun, masculine plural construct - rams of
• *ṣōʾnekā*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your flock
• *ʾākāltî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I ate/consumed

Word Meanings

• *šikkēlû*: miscarried/were barren/suffered loss of young
• *ʾêlê*: rams/male sheep
• *ṣōʾnekā*: flock/sheep/small livestock

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, and I have not eaten rams from your flocks.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  These twenty years have I been with you; your ewes and your she goats have not miscarried, and the rams of your flock have I not eaten.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  This xx. yere yt I haue bene wyth the thy shepe and thy gootes haue not bene baren and the rammes of thi flocke haue I not eate.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Twentye yeare haue I bene wt the: thy shepe & goates haue not bene vnfrutefull, the rammes of thy flocke haue I not eaten:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  This twenty yere I haue bin with thee: thine ewes & thy goates haue not cast their yong, and the rammes of thy flocke haue I not eaten.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Behold, this twentie yere haue I ben with thee, thy sheepe and thy goates haue not ben barren, and the rammes of thy flocke haue I not eaten.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  This twenty years [have] I [been] with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  These twenty years have I been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not cast their young, and I haven't eaten the rams of your flocks.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `These twenty years I `am' with thee: thy ewes and thy she-goats have not miscarried, and the rams of thy flock I have not eaten;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  These twenty years I have been with you; your sheep and your goats have had young without loss, not one of your he-goats have I taken for food.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not cast their young, and I haven't eaten the rams of your flocks.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “I have been with you for the past twenty years. Your ewes and female goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 30:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Genesis.30.27", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ לָבָ֔ן אִם־נָ֛א מָצָ֥אתִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ נִחַ֕שְׁתִּי וַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה בִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʾēlāyw* *Lāḇān* *ʾim*-*nāʾ* *māṣāʾṯî* *ḥēn* *bə-ʿêneykā* *niḥaštî* *wə-yḇārăḵēnî* *YHWH* *biḡlāleḵā*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and said", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*Lāḇān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*māṣāʾṯî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have found", "*ḥēn*": "common noun, masculine singular - favor", "*bə-ʿêneykā*": "preposition + common noun, dual construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your eyes", "*niḥaštî*": "piel perfect 1st person singular - I have divined/learned by experience", "*wə-yḇārăḵēnî*": "conjunction + piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and has blessed me", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*biḡlāleḵā*": "preposition + common noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - on your account/for your sake" }, "variants": { "*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/kindness", "*niḥaštî*": "I have divined/I have learned by experience/I have observed omens", "*biḡlāleḵā*": "for your sake/because of you/on your account" } }
• Gen 30:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Genesis.30.30", "source": "כִּ֡י מְעַט֩ אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֨ה לְךָ֤ לְפָנַי֙ וַיִּפְרֹ֣ץ לָרֹ֔ב וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖ לְרַגְלִ֑י וְעַתָּ֗ה מָתַ֛י אֽ͏ֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה גַם־אָנֹכִ֖י לְבֵיתִֽי׃", "text": "*kî* *məʿaṭ* *ʾăšer*-*hāyāh* *ləḵā* *lə-p̄ānay* *wə-yip̄rōṣ* *lārōḇ* *wə-yḇāreḵ* *YHWH* *ʾōṯəḵā* *lə-raḡlî* *wə-ʿattāh* *māṯay* *ʾeʿĕśeh* *ḡam*-*ʾānōḵî* *lə-ḇêṯî*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for", "*məʿaṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - little", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - was", "*ləḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*lə-p̄ānay*": "preposition + common noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - before me", "*wə-yip̄rōṣ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it has increased", "*lārōḇ*": "preposition + common noun, masculine singular - abundantly", "*wə-yḇāreḵ*": "conjunction + piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and has blessed", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*ʾōṯəḵā*": "direct object marker with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - you", "*lə-raḡlî*": "preposition + common noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - at my foot/wherever I turned", "*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*māṯay*": "interrogative adverb - when", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - shall I provide", "*ḡam*": "particle - also", "*ʾānōḵî*": "personal pronoun 1st person singular - I", "*lə-ḇêṯî*": "preposition + common noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - for my house/household" }, "variants": { "*məʿaṭ*": "little/small amount/few", "*yip̄rōṣ*": "increased/spread abroad/broke forth", "*lə-raḡlî*": "at my foot/wherever I turned/because of my steps", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "provide/do/work" } }
• Exod 23:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Exodus.23.26", "source": "לֹ֥א תִהְיֶ֛ה מְשַׁכֵּלָ֥ה וַעֲקָרָ֖ה בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָ אֶת־מִסְפַּ֥ר יָמֶ֖יךָ אֲמַלֵּֽא׃", "text": "Not *tihyeh* *mĕšakkēlāh* and-*ʿăqārāh* in-*ʾarṣĕkā* *ʾet*-*mispar* *yāmeykā* *ʾămallēʾ*", "grammar": { "*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - will be", "*mĕšakkēlāh*": "piel participle feminine singular - miscarrying/bereaving", "*ʿăqārāh*": "adjective feminine singular - barren/sterile", "*ʾarṣĕkā*": "noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your land", "*mispar*": "noun masculine singular construct - number of", "*yāmeykā*": "noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your days", "*ʾămallēʾ*": "piel imperfect 1st person common singular - I will fulfill/complete" }, "variants": { "*mĕšakkēlāh*": "miscarrying/bereaving/causing loss of children", "*ʿăqārāh*": "barren/sterile/unable to bear", "*ʾămallēʾ*": "I will fulfill/complete/fill up/satisfy" } }
• Deut 28:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.4", "source": "בָּר֧וּךְ פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ֛ וּפְרִ֥י אַדְמָתְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י בְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָ שְׁגַ֥ר אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ וְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*Bārûk* *pĕrî*-*biṭnĕkā* and *pĕrî* *ʾadmātĕkā* and *pĕrî* *bĕhemtekā* *šĕgar* *ʾălāpêkā* and *ʿaštĕrôt* *ṣōʾnekā*.", "grammar": { "*Bārûk*": "passive participle, Qal, masculine singular - blessed", "*pĕrî*": "masculine singular construct - fruit of", "*biṭnĕkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your womb/belly", "*ʾadmātĕkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your ground/land", "*bĕhemtekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your cattle/livestock", "*šĕgar*": "masculine singular construct - offspring/increase of", "*ʾălāpêkā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your cattle/oxen", "*ʿaštĕrôt*": "feminine plural construct - young/offspring of", "*ṣōʾnekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your flock/sheep" }, "variants": { "*pĕrî*": "fruit/produce/offspring", "*biṭnĕkā*": "your womb/body [refers to children]", "*šĕgar*": "offspring/young ones/increase", "*ʿaštĕrôt*": "young ones/offspring/increase [possibly connected to fertility]" } }
• Ezek 34:2-4 : 2 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.34.2", "source": "בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הִנָּבֵ֖א עַל־רוֹעֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִנָּבֵ֣א וְאָמַרְתָּ֩ אֲלֵיהֶ֨ם לָרֹעִ֜ים כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה ה֤וֹי רֹעֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיוּ֙ רֹעִ֣ים אוֹתָ֔ם הֲל֣וֹא הַצֹּ֔אן יִרְע֖וּ הָרֹעִֽים׃", "text": "*ben*-*ʾādām* *hinnāḇēʾ* against-*rôʿê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *hinnāḇēʾ* and-*ʾāmartā* unto-them to-the-*rōʿîm* thus *ʾāmar* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *hôy* *rōʿê*-*Yiśrāʾēl* who *hāyû* *rōʿîm* them, *hălôʾ* the-*ṣōʾn* *yirʿû* the-*rōʿîm*?", "grammar": { "*ben*": "construct state, masculine singular - son of", "*ʾādām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - man/Adam/mankind", "*hinnāḇēʾ*": "niphal imperative, masculine singular - prophesy", "*rôʿê*": "plural construct state - shepherds of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun", "*ʾāmartā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and you will say", "*rōʿîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - shepherds", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke", "*ʾădōnāy*": "proper noun, divine title - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*hôy*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle - is it not?", "*ṣōʾn*": "common noun, feminine singular collective - flock/sheep", "*yirʿû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they feed/shepherd" }, "variants": { "*ben*-*ʾādām*": "son of man/human", "*hinnāḇēʾ*": "prophesy/speak as a prophet", "*rôʿê*": "shepherds/pastors/rulers", "*ʾāmartā*": "you shall say/speak", "*rōʿîm*": "shepherds/those who feed", "*hôy*": "woe/alas/ah", "*hālôʾ*": "is it not?/shouldn't?", "*ṣōʾn*": "flock/sheep/small cattle", "*yirʿû*": "they should feed/tend/shepherd" } } 3 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.34.3", "source": "אֶת־הַחֵ֤לֶב תֹּאכֵ֙לוּ֙ וְאֶת־הַצֶּ֣מֶר תִּלְבָּ֔שׁוּ הַבְּרִיאָ֖ה תִּזְבָּ֑חוּ הַצֹּ֖אן לֹ֥א תִרְעֽוּ׃", "text": "*ʾēṯ*-the-*ḥēleḇ* *tōʾḵēlû* and-*ʾēṯ*-the-*ṣemer* *tilbāšû*, the-*bərîʾâ* *tizbāḥû*, the-*ṣōʾn* not *ṯirʿû*.", "grammar": { "*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ḥēleḇ*": "common noun, masculine singular - fat", "*tōʾḵēlû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you eat", "*ṣemer*": "common noun, masculine singular - wool", "*tilbāšû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you clothe/wear", "*bərîʾâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - fat/fattened", "*tizbāḥû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you slaughter/sacrifice", "*ṣōʾn*": "common noun, feminine singular collective - flock/sheep", "*ṯirʿû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you feed/shepherd" }, "variants": { "*ḥēleḇ*": "fat/best part", "*tōʾḵēlû*": "you eat/consume/devour", "*ṣemer*": "wool/fleece", "*tilbāšû*": "you wear/clothe yourselves with", "*bərîʾâ*": "fat/fattened/plump [animal]", "*tizbāḥû*": "you slaughter/kill/sacrifice", "*ṯirʿû*": "you shepherd/feed/tend" } } 4 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.34.4", "source": "אֶֽת־הַנַּחְלוֹת֩ לֹ֨א חִזַּקְתֶּ֜ם וְאֶת־הַחוֹלָ֣ה לֹֽא־רִפֵּאתֶ֗ם וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙ לֹ֣א חֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔ם וְאֶת־הַנִּדַּ֙חַת֙ לֹ֣א הֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔ם וְאֶת־הָאֹבֶ֖דֶת לֹ֣א בִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑ם וּבְחָזְקָ֛ה רְדִיתֶ֥ם אֹתָ֖ם וּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃", "text": "*ʾēṯ*-the-*naḥlôṯ* not *ḥizzaqtem* and-*ʾēṯ*-the-*ḥôlâ* not-*rippēʾṯem* and-to-the-*nišbereṯ* not *ḥăḇaštem* and-*ʾēṯ*-the-*niddaḥaṯ* not *hăšēḇōṯem* and-*ʾēṯ*-the-*ʾōḇedeṯ* not *biqqaštem*, and-in-*ḥozqâ* *rəḏîṯem* them and-in-*pāreḵ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker", "*naḥlôṯ*": "niphal participle, feminine plural - weak/sick ones", "*ḥizzaqtem*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you strengthened", "*ḥôlâ*": "qal participle, feminine singular - sick one", "*rippēʾṯem*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you healed", "*nišbereṯ*": "niphal participle, feminine singular - broken one", "*ḥăḇaštem*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you bound up", "*niddaḥaṯ*": "niphal participle, feminine singular - driven away/scattered one", "*hăšēḇōṯem*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you brought back", "*ʾōḇedeṯ*": "qal participle, feminine singular - lost one", "*biqqaštem*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you sought", "*ḥozqâ*": "noun, feminine singular - strength/force", "*rəḏîṯem*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you ruled", "*pāreḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - harshness/severity" }, "variants": { "*naḥlôṯ*": "weak/sick/diseased ones", "*ḥizzaqtem*": "you strengthened/made strong/supported", "*ḥôlâ*": "sick/ill/diseased one", "*rippēʾṯem*": "you healed/cured", "*nišbereṯ*": "broken/injured/fractured one", "*ḥăḇaštem*": "you bound up/bandaged", "*niddaḥaṯ*": "driven away/banished/outcast one", "*hăšēḇōṯem*": "you brought back/returned/restored", "*ʾōḇedeṯ*": "lost/straying/perishing one", "*biqqaštem*": "you sought/searched for", "*ḥozqâ*": "force/harshness/severity", "*rəḏîṯem*": "you ruled/dominated/governed", "*pāreḵ*": "harshness/rigor/cruelty" } }