Genesis
Genesis 24:10
10Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.a
Footnotes
- a 24:10 That is, Mesopotamia; Aram-naharaim means Aram of the two rivers, likely the region between the Euphrates and Balih Rivers in northwestern Mesopotamia.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the servant | הָ֠עֶבֶד | hā·‘e·ḇeḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| took | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| ten | עֲשָׂרָ֨ה | ‘ă·śā·rāh | Number - masculine singular | H6235 ten |
| of his master’s | אֲדֹנָיו֙ | ’ă·ḏō·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H113 lord |
| camels | גְמַלִּ֜ים | ḡə·mal·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1581 camel |
| and departed | וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with all manner | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of good things | ט֥וּב | ṭūḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2898 good things, goods, goodness |
| from his master | אֲדֹנָ֖יו | ’ă·ḏō·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H113 lord |
| in hand | בְּיָד֑וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| And he set out | וַיָּ֗קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| for | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Nahor’s | נָחֽוֹר׃ | nā·ḥō·wr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5152 Nachor |
| hometown | עִ֥יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5892 excitement |
| in Aram-naharaim | נַֽהֲרַ֖יִם | na·hă·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H763 Aram |
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Deuteronomy 23:4 · Genesis 11:31
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