42 {
"verseID": "Genesis.31.42",
"source": "לוּלֵי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם וּפַחַד יִצְחָק הָיָה לִי כִּי עַתָּה רֵיקָם שִׁלַּחְתָּנִי אֶת־עָנְיִי וְאֶת־יְגִיעַ כַּפַּי רָאָה אֱלֹהִים וַיּוֹכַח אָמֶשׁ",
"text": "If not *ʾĕlōhê* *ʾābî* *ʾĕlōhê* *ʾAbrāhām* and *paḥad* *Yiṣḥāq* *hāyāh* to me, that now *rêqām* *šillaḥtānî* *ʾet*-*ʿānyî* and *ʾet*-*yegîaʿ* *kappai* *rāʾāh* *ʾĕlōhîm* and *wa-yôkaḥ* *ʾāmeš*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*ʾābî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my father",
"*ʾAbrāhām*": "proper noun - Abraham",
"*paḥad*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fear/dread of",
"*Yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun - Isaac",
"*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he was",
"*rêqām*": "adverb - empty/without compensation",
"*šillaḥtānî*": "piel perfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you would have sent me away",
"*ʿānyî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my affliction",
"*yegîaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - labor/toil of",
"*kappai*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hands/palms",
"*rāʾāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he saw",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*wa-yôkaḥ*": "waw consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he decided/judged",
"*ʾāmeš*": "adverb - last night/yesterday"
},
"variants": {
"*paḥad*": "fear/dread/terror/object of reverence",
"*rêqām*": "empty-handed/without compensation/without cause",
"*ʿānyî*": "affliction/misery/suffering",
"*yegîaʿ*": "labor/toil/product of labor",
"*wa-yôkaḥ*": "decided/judged/reproved/arbitrated",
"*ʾāmeš*": "last night/yesterday evening"
}
}
43 {
"verseID": "Genesis.31.43",
"source": "וַיַּעַן לָבָן וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־יַעֲקֹב הַבָּנוֹת בְּנֹתַי וְהַבָּנִים בָּנַי וְהַצֹּאן צֹאנִי וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה רֹאֶה לִי־הוּא וְלִבְנֹתַי מָה־אֶעֱשֶׂה לָאֵלֶּה הַיּוֹם אוֹ לִבְנֵיהֶן אֲשֶׁר יָלָדוּ",
"text": "And *wa-yaʿan* *Lābān* and *wa-yōʾmer* to *Yaʿaqōb* the daughters *benōtay* and the sons *bānay* and the flock *ṣōʾnî* and all that you *rōʾeh* to me-it and to *libnōtay* what-*ʾeʿĕśeh* to these today or to *libnêhen* which *yālādû*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yaʿan*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he answered",
"*Lābān*": "proper noun - Laban",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Yaʿaqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob",
"*benōtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my daughters",
"*bānay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my sons",
"*ṣōʾnî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my flock",
"*rōʾeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - seeing",
"*libnōtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix with preposition *le-* - to my daughters",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I can do",
"*libnêhen*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd feminine plural suffix with preposition *le-* - to their sons",
"*yālādû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they bore/gave birth to"
},
"variants": {
"*rōʾeh*": "seeing/looking at/observing",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "can do/shall do/might do",
"*yālādû*": "bore/gave birth to/brought forth"
}
}
44 {
"verseID": "Genesis.31.44",
"source": "וְעַתָּה לְכָה נִכְרְתָה בְרִית אֲנִי וָאָתָּה וְהָיָה לְעֵד בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ",
"text": "And now *lekāh* *nikretāh* *berît* *ʾanî* and *ʾāttāh* and *hāyāh* for *ʿēd* between me and between you",
"grammar": {
"*lekāh*": "qal imperative masculine singular - come/go",
"*nikretāh*": "qal imperfect 1st person plural cohortative - let us cut",
"*berît*": "noun, feminine singular - covenant",
"*ʾanî*": "personal pronoun 1st person singular - I",
"*ʾāttāh*": "personal pronoun 2nd masculine singular - you",
"*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it will be",
"*ʿēd*": "noun, masculine singular - witness"
},
"variants": {
"*lekāh*": "come/go/proceed",
"*nikretāh*": "let us cut/make/establish",
"*berît*": "covenant/treaty/agreement",
"*ʿēd*": "witness/testimony/evidence"
}
}
45 {
"verseID": "Genesis.31.45",
"source": "וַיִּקַּח יַעֲקֹב אָבֶן וַיְרִימֶהָ מַצֵּבָה",
"text": "And *wa-yiqqaḥ* *Yaʿaqōb* *ʾāben* and *wa-yerîmehā* *maṣṣēbāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*Yaʿaqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob",
"*ʾāben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone",
"*wa-yerîmehā*": "waw consecutive with hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he raised it",
"*maṣṣēbāh*": "noun, feminine singular - pillar"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāben*": "stone/rock",
"*wa-yerîmehā*": "raised it/set it up/lifted it",
"*maṣṣēbāh*": "pillar/standing stone/monument"
}
}
46 {
"verseID": "Genesis.31.46",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב לְאֶחָיו לִקְטוּ אֲבָנִים וַיִּקְחוּ אֲבָנִים וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־גָל וַיֹּאכְלוּ שָׁם עַל־הַגָּל",
"text": "And *wa-yōʾmer* *Yaʿaqōb* to *ʾeḥāyw* *liqṭû* *ʾabānîm* and *wa-yiqḥû* *ʾabānîm* and *wa-yaʿaśû*-*gāl* and *wa-yōʾkelû* there on-the *gāl*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Yaʿaqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brothers/kinsmen",
"*liqṭû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - gather",
"*ʾabānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - stones",
"*wa-yiqḥû*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they took",
"*wa-yaʿaśû*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they made",
"*gāl*": "noun, masculine singular - heap/pile",
"*wa-yōʾkelû*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they ate"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "his brothers/kinsmen/relatives",
"*liqṭû*": "gather/collect/pick up",
"*gāl*": "heap/pile/mound"
}
}
47 {
"verseID": "Genesis.31.47",
"source": "וַיִּקְרָא־לוֹ לָבָן יְגַר שָׂהֲדוּתָא וְיַעֲקֹב קָרָא לוֹ גַּלְעֵד",
"text": "And *wa-yiqrāʾ*-to him *Lābān* *Yegar Śāhadûtāʾ* and *Yaʿaqōb* *qārāʾ* to it *Galʿēd*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called",
"*Lābān*": "proper noun - Laban",
"*Yegar Śāhadûtāʾ*": "proper noun (Aramaic) - Heap of Witness",
"*Yaʿaqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob",
"*qārāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he called",
"*Galʿēd*": "proper noun (Hebrew) - Heap of Witness"
},
"variants": {
"*Yegar Śāhadûtāʾ*": "Heap of Witness (Aramaic)",
"*Galʿēd*": "Heap of Witness (Hebrew)"
}
}
48 {
"verseID": "Genesis.31.48",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן הַגַּל הַזֶּה עֵד בֵּינִי וּבֵינְךָ הַיּוֹם עַל־כֵּן קָרָא־שְׁמוֹ גַּלְעֵד",
"text": "And *wa-yōʾmer* *Lābān* the *gal* the this *ʿēd* between me and between you today therefore *qārāʾ*-*šemô* *Galʿēd*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Lābān*": "proper noun - Laban",
"*gal*": "noun, masculine singular - heap/pile",
"*ʿēd*": "noun, masculine singular - witness",
"*qārāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he called",
"*šemô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its name",
"*Galʿēd*": "proper noun - Galeed (Heap of Witness)"
},
"variants": {
"*gal*": "heap/pile/mound",
"*ʿēd*": "witness/testimony/evidence",
"*Galʿēd*": "Heap of Witness"
}
}
49 {
"verseID": "Genesis.31.49",
"source": "וְהַמִּצְפָּה אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יִצֶף יְהוָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ כִּי נִסָּתֵר אִישׁ מֵרֵעֵהוּ",
"text": "And the *miṣpāh* which *ʾāmar* *yiṣep* *YHWH* between me and between you when *nissātēr* *ʾîš* from *rēʿēhû*",
"grammar": {
"*miṣpāh*": "noun, feminine singular - watchtower",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*yiṣep*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - may he watch",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*nissātēr*": "niphal imperfect 1st person plural - we are hidden",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each",
"*rēʿēhû*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his neighbor/companion"
},
"variants": {
"*miṣpāh*": "watchtower/lookout/observation point",
"*yiṣep*": "watch/observe/look out for",
"*nissātēr*": "are hidden/are concealed/are separated",
"*ʾîš*": "man/each one/person",
"*rēʿēhû*": "his companion/his neighbor/his fellow"
}
}
50 {
"verseID": "Genesis.31.50",
"source": "אִם־תְּעַנֶּה אֶת־בְּנֹתַי וְאִם־תִּקַּח נָשִׁים עַל־בְּנֹתַי אֵין אִישׁ עִמָּנוּ רְאֵה אֱלֹהִים עֵד בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ",
"text": "If *teʿanneh* *ʾet*-*benōtay* and if *tiqqaḥ* *nāšîm* upon-*benōtay* no *ʾîš* with us *reʾēh* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʿēd* between me and between you",
"grammar": {
"*teʿanneh*": "piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you afflict/ill-treat",
"*benōtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my daughters",
"*tiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you take",
"*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women/wives",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*reʾēh*": "qal imperative masculine singular - see/behold",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*ʿēd*": "noun, masculine singular - witness"
},
"variants": {
"*teʿanneh*": "afflict/ill-treat/mistreat/humiliate",
"*nāšîm*": "women/wives",
"*reʾēh*": "see/behold/observe",
"*ʿēd*": "witness/testimony/evidence"
}
}
51 {
"verseID": "Genesis.31.51",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לְיַעֲקֹב הִנֵּה הַגַּל הַזֶּה וְהִנֵּה הַמַצֵּבָה אֲשֶׁר יָרִיתִי בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ",
"text": "And *wa-yōʾmer* *Lābān* to *Yaʿaqōb* behold the *gal* the this and behold the *maṣṣēbāh* which *yārîtî* between me and between you",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Lābān*": "proper noun - Laban",
"*Yaʿaqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob",
"*gal*": "noun, masculine singular - heap/pile",
"*maṣṣēbāh*": "noun, feminine singular - pillar",
"*yārîtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have set up"
},
"variants": {
"*gal*": "heap/pile/mound",
"*maṣṣēbāh*": "pillar/standing stone/monument",
"*yārîtî*": "set up/cast/threw"
}
}