Genesis 37:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ לֶךְ־נָ֨א רְאֵ֜ה אֶת־שְׁל֤וֹם אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ וְאֶת־שְׁל֣וֹם הַצֹּ֔אן וַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִי דָּבָ֑ר וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙ מֵעֵ֣מֶק חֶבְר֔וֹן וַיָּבֹ֖א שְׁכֶֽמָה׃

Transliteration

And wə-yōʾmer to him: leḵ-nāʾ rəʾê ʾeṯ-šəlôm your ʾaḥêḵā and ʾeṯ-šəlôm the ha-ṣṣōʾn and wa-hăšîḇênî dāḇār; and wə-yišlāḥêhû from mē-ʿēmeq ḥeḇrôn and wə-yāḇōʾ šəḵēmâ

Grammar Details

*wə-yōʾmer*: waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'
*leḵ*: imperative 2nd masculine singular - 'go'
*nāʾ*: particle of entreaty - 'please'
*rəʾê*: imperative 2nd masculine singular - 'see/look'
*šəlôm*: noun, masculine singular construct - 'welfare/well-being of'
*ʾaḥêḵā*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your brothers'
*ha-ṣṣōʾn*: definite article with noun, common singular - 'the flock'
*wa-hăšîḇênî*: waw-conjunctive with hiphil imperative 2nd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - 'and bring back to me'
*dāḇār*: noun, masculine singular - 'word/report'
*wə-yišlāḥêhû*: waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and he sent him'
*mē-ʿēmeq*: preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - 'from the valley of'
*ḥeḇrôn*: proper noun - 'Hebron'
*wə-yāḇōʾ*: waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he came'
*šəḵēmâ*: proper noun with directional heh - 'to Shechem'

Word Meanings

*šəlôm*: welfare/peace/well-being/condition
*hăšîḇênî* *dāḇār*: bring me back word/return to me a report

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Referenced Verses

Gen 35:27 : 27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
Josh 14:15 : 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Gen 13:18 : 18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
Gen 23:2 : 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Gen 29:6 : 6 And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
1 Sam 17:17-18 : 17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; 18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
2 Sam 18:32 : 32 And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
1 Kgs 2:33 : 33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.
Ps 125:5 : 5 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Jer 29:7 : 7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Luke 19:42 : 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Gen 41:16 : 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Num 13:22 : 22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were.(Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Josh 14:13 : 13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.

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