Genesis 32:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שַׁלְּחֵ֔נִי כִּ֥י עָלָ֖ה הַשָּׁ֑חַר וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־בֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer šalləḥēnî kî ʿālāh ha-šāḥar wə-yōʾmer lōʾ ʾăšallēḥăkā kî ʾim-bēraktānî.

Grammar Details

*wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*šalləḥēnî*: Piel imperative, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - send me away
*kî*: conjunction - for, because
*ʿālāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has risen
*ha-šāḥar*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the dawn
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*ʾăšallēḥăkā*: Piel imperfect, 1st common singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will send you away
*kî ʾim*: compound conjunction - except, unless
*bēraktānî*: Piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - you have blessed me

Word Meanings

*yōʾmer*: to say, to speak, to command
*šalləḥēnî*: let me go, send me away, release me
*ʿālāh*: to rise, to come up, to ascend
*šāḥar*: dawn, daybreak, morning
*ʾăšallēḥăkā*: I will let you go, I will release you
*bēraktānî*: you have blessed me, you have pronounced good over me

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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