Genesis
Genesis 21:32
32After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After they had made | וַיִּכְרְת֥וּ | way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| the covenant | בְרִ֖ית | ḇə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| at Beersheba | שָׁ֑בַע | šā·ḇa‘ | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H884 Beersheba |
| Abimelech | אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ | ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H40 Abimelek |
| and Phicol | וּפִיכֹל֙ | ū·p̄î·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6369 Picol |
| the commander | שַׂר־ | śar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of his army | צְבָא֔וֹ | ṣə·ḇā·’ōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| got up | וַיָּ֣קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and returned | וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ | way·yā·šu·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the land | אֶ֥רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.