Genesis
Genesis 24:38
38but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you shall go | תֵּלֵ֖ךְ | tê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| my father’s | אָבִ֛י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| house | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and to | וְאֶל־ | wə·’el- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H413 motion to |
| my kindred | מִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑י | miš·paḥ·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4940 clan |
| 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 | לִבְנִֽי׃ | liḇ·nî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.