Genesis 26:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּרָ֤א אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַל־תֵּרֵ֣ד מִצְרָ֑יְמָה שְׁכֹ֣ן בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֹמַ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

wayyērā to-him yhwh and-wayyōmer not-tērēd to-miṣrayim šəkōn in-hā-ʾāreṣ which ʾōmar to-you

Grammar Details

• *wayyērā*: 3rd masculine singular Niphal imperfect waw-consecutive of ראה - and he appeared
• *yhwh*: divine name - YHWH
• *wayyōmer*: 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of אמר - and he said
• *tērēd*: 2nd masculine singular Qal imperfect of ירד - you go down
• *miṣrayim*: proper noun with directional suffix - to Egypt
• *šəkōn*: masculine singular imperative of שכן - dwell/stay
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the land
• *ʾōmar*: 1st singular imperfect of אמר - I will tell/say

Word Meanings

• *wayyērā*: and he appeared/and he was seen/and he showed himself
• *šəkōn*: dwell/stay/reside/settle

Referenced Verses

• Gen 12:1 : 1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
• Gen 12:7 : 7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
• Gen 17:1 : 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
• Gen 18:1 : 1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
• Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD, and do{H8798)} good; so shalt thou dwell{H8798)} in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed{H8798)}.
• Gen 18:10-20 : 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;