Genesis 31:40

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָיִיתִי בַיּוֹם אֲכָלַנִי חֹרֶב וְקֶרַח בַּלָּיְלָה וַתִּדַּד שְׁנָתִי מֵעֵינָי

Transliteration

hāyîtî in the day ʾakālanî ḥōreb and qeraḥ in the night wa-tiddad šenātî from ʿênāy

Grammar Details

*hāyîtî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I was
*ʾakālanî*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it consumed me
*ḥōreb*: noun, masculine singular - heat/drought
*qeraḥ*: noun, masculine singular - frost/ice
*wa-tiddad*: waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and it fled/was driven away
*šenātî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my sleep
*ʿênāy*: noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes

Word Meanings

*ʾakālanî*: consumed me/devoured me/ate me up
*ḥōreb*: heat/drought/parching heat
*qeraḥ*: frost/ice/cold
*wa-tiddad*: fled/was driven away/wandered

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 2:19-22 : 19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. 20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Exod 3:1 : 1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
Ps 78:70-71 : 70 He chose{H8799)} David also his servant, and took{H8799)} him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young{H8802)} he brought{H8689)} him to feed{H8800)} Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
Hos 12:12 : 12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
Luke 2:8 : 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field , keeping watch over their flock by night.
John 21:15-17 : 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Heb 13:7 : 7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
1 Pet 5:2-4 : 2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

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