Genesis
Genesis 21:30
30He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He replied | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You are to accept | תִּקַּ֖ח | tiq·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| the seven | שֶׁ֣בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| ewe lambs | כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת | kə·ḇā·śōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H3535 ewe-lamb |
| from my hand | מִיָּדִ֑י | mî·yā·ḏî | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| as my witness | לְעֵדָ֔ה | lə·‘ê·ḏāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5713 testimony, witness |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I dug | חָפַ֖רְתִּי | ḥā·p̄ar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2658 dig, search for |
| this | הַזֹּֽאת׃ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| well | הַבְּאֵ֥ר | hab·bə·’êr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H875 well, pit |
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