Genesis

Genesis 24:47

⁴⁷Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’

She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I asked her	וָאֶשְׁאַ֣ל	wā·’eš·’al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7592 ask, inquire
Whose	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
are you	אַתְּ֒	’at	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
She replied	וָאֹמַר֮	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
The daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Bethuel	בְּתוּאֵל֙	bə·ṯū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1328 Bethuel
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nahor	נָח֔וֹר	nā·ḥō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
whom	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Milcah	מִלְכָּ֑ה	mil·kāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4435 Milcah
bore	יָֽלְדָה־	yā·lə·ḏāh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to him	לּ֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
So I put	וָאָשִׂ֤ם	wā·’ā·śim	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
the ring	הַנֶּ֙זֶם֙	han·ne·zem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5141 ring
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
her nose	אַפָּ֔הּ	’ap·pāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and the bracelets	וְהַצְּמִידִ֖ים	wə·haṣ·ṣə·mî·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6781 bracelet
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
her wrists	יָדֶֽיהָ׃	yā·ḏe·hā	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H3027 hand

Cross-references

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Genesis 24:53 · Psalm 45:13–14 · Isaiah 62:3–5 · Genesis 24:22–24 · Ezekiel 16:10–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.