Genesis

Genesis 24:3–4

³and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, ⁴but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”

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Genesis 24:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and I will have you swear	וְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔	wə·’aš·bî·‘ă·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7650 swear
by the LORD	בַּֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and the God	וֵֽאלֹהֵ֖י	wê·lō·hê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
take	תִקַּ֤ח	ṯiq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
a wife	אִשָּׁה֙	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
for my son	לִבְנִ֔י	liḇ·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
from the daughters	מִבְּנוֹת֙	mib·bə·nō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of the Canaanites	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
among	בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃	bə·qir·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
whom	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am dwelling	יוֹשֵׁ֥ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Genesis 24:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
but	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
will go	תֵּלֵ֑ךְ	tê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my country	אַרְצִ֛י	’ar·ṣî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H776 earth, land
and	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
my kindred	מוֹלַדְתִּ֖י	mō·w·laḏ·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4138 nativity, lineage, native country
to take	וְלָקַחְתָּ֥	wə·lā·qaḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
a wife	אִשָּׁ֖ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
for my son	לִבְנִ֥י	liḇ·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
Isaac	לְיִצְחָֽק׃	lə·yiṣ·ḥāq	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac

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Genesis 24:3 Genesis 26:34–35 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–17 · Nehemiah 13:25 · Genesis 28:8 · Deuteronomy 7:3–4 · Genesis 10:15–19 · 2 Kings 19:15 · Jeremiah 10:11 · Exodus 34:16 · 1 Corinthians 7:39 · 2 Chronicles 2:12 · Joshua 2:12

Genesis 24:4 Genesis 28:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.