Genesis

Genesis 24:5

⁵The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The servant	הָעֶ֔בֶד	hā·‘e·ḇeḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
asked	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
him	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
What if	אוּלַי֙	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
the woman	הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
is unwilling	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to follow me	לָלֶ֥כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
this	הַזֹּ֑את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
land	הָאָ֣רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Shall I then take your son back	הֶֽהָשֵׁ֤ב	he·hā·šêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
from	מִשָּֽׁם׃	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you came	יָצָ֥אתָ	yā·ṣā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.