Genesis

Genesis 24:37

³⁷My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My master	אֲדֹנִ֖י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
made me swear an oath	וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִי	way·yaš·bi·‘ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7650 swear
and said	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
You shall not	לֹא־	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
in whose land	בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃	bə·’ar·ṣōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land
I	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
dwell	יֹשֵׁ֥ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.