Genesis
Genesis 12:16
16He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He treated Abram | וּלְאַבְרָ֥ם | ū·lə·’aḇ·rām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H87 Abram |
| well | הֵיטִ֖יב | hê·ṭîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| on her account | בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּ | ba·‘ă·ḇū·rāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H5668 crossed, transit, account |
| and Abram acquired | וַֽיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| sheep | צֹאן־ | ṣōn- | Noun - feminine singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| and cattle | וּבָקָר֙ | ū·ḇā·qār | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| male and female donkeys | וַחֲמֹרִ֔ים | wa·ḥă·mō·rîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H2543 heap |
| menservants | וַעֲבָדִים֙ | wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| and maidservants | וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת | ū·šə·p̄ā·ḥōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| and camels | וּגְמַלִּֽים׃ | ū·ḡə·mal·lîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H1581 camel |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.