Genesis 46:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֣ב ׀ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer ʾĕlōhîm to-Yiśrāʾēl in-marʾōt the-laylâ, and wayyōʾmer Yaʿăqōḇ Yaʿăqōḇ, and wayyōʾmer hinnēnî.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: common noun, masculine plural (with singular meaning) - 'God'
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Israel'
• *marʾōt*: common noun, feminine plural construct - 'visions of'
• *laylâ*: common noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the night'
• *Yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'
• *hinnēnî*: interjection with 1st person singular suffix - 'behold me/here I am'

Word Meanings

• *wayyōʾmer*: said/spoke/declared
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods (plural form with singular meaning)
• *marʾōt*: visions/apparitions/sights
• *hinnēnî*: here I am/behold me/I am ready

Referenced Verses

• Job 33:14-15 : 14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
• Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
• 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 22:11 : 11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
• Num 12:6 : 6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
• Num 24:4 : 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
• 1 Sam 3:4 : 4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
• 1 Sam 3:10 : 10 And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
• 2 Chr 26:5 : 5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
• Job 4:13 : 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
• Gen 31:11 : 11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
• Exod 3:3-4 : 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 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.
• Gen 15:13 : 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
• Dan 2:19 : 19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
• Acts 9:4 : 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
• Acts 9:10 : 10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
• Acts 10:3 : 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
• Acts 10:13 : 13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
• Acts 16:9 : 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.