Genesis 28:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יִצְחָק֙ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֑ם אֶל־לָבָ֤ן בֶּן־בְּתוּאֵל֙ הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י אֲחִ֣י רִבְקָ֔ה אֵ֥ם יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְעֵשָֽׂו

Transliteration

wə-yišlaḥ yiṣḥāq ʾet-yaʿăqōb wə-yēlek paddenâ ʾărām to-lābān ben-bətûʾēl hāʾărammî ʾăḥî ribqâ ʾēm yaʿăqōb wə-ʿēśāw

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*yišlaḥ*: send/dispatch/let go
*yēlek*: went/walked/traveled
*paddenâ*: to Paddan/to the field of
*ʾărammî*: Aramean/Syrian

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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