Genesis
Genesis 24:31
31“Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | בּ֖וֹא | bō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| you who are blessed | בְּר֣וּךְ | bə·rūḵ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct | H1288 kneel, bless |
| by the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said Laban | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Why | לָ֤מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are you standing | תַעֲמֹד֙ | ṯa·‘ă·mōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| out here | בַּח֔וּץ | ba·ḥūṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2351 the outside |
| I | וְאָנֹכִי֙ | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| have prepared | פִּנִּ֣יתִי | pin·nî·ṯî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H6437 turn |
| the house | הַבַּ֔יִת | hab·ba·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and a place | וּמָק֖וֹם | ū·mā·qō·wm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| for the camels | לַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ | lag·gə·mal·lîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1581 camel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ruth 3:10 · Genesis 26:29 · Psalm 115:15 · Judges 17:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.