Genesis 31:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלַ֜י מַלְאַ֧ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים בַּחֲל֖וֹם יֽ͏ַעֲקֹ֑ב וָאֹמַ֖ר הִנֵּֽנִי׃

Transliteration

And-wayyōʾmer to-me malʾaḵ the-ʾĕlōhîm in-the-dream, Yaʿăqōḇ; and-wāʾōmar, hinnēnî.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
• *malʾaḵ*: Masculine singular construct noun - angel/messenger of
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: Masculine plural noun with definite article - the God
• *Yaʿăqōḇ*: Proper noun - Jacob
• *wāʾōmar*: Qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I said
• *hinnēnî*: Interjection with 1st person singular suffix - here I am

Word Meanings

• *malʾaḵ*: messenger/angel/representative

Referenced Verses

• Gen 31:13 : 13 I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
• Isa 58:9 : 9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
• Gen 48:15-16 : 15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
• Exod 3:4 : 4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
• 1 Sam 3:4 : 4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
• 1 Sam 3:6 : 6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
• 1 Sam 3:8 : 8 And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
• 1 Sam 3:16 : 16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
• Gen 16:7-9 : 7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
• 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;
• Gen 18:17 : 17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
• Gen 22:1 : 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
• Gen 31:5 : 5 And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.