Genesis

Genesis 24:55

⁵⁵But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But her brother	אָחִ֙יהָ֙	’ā·ḥî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H251 brother
and mother	וְאִמָּ֔הּ	wə·’im·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H517 mother
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Let the girl	הַנַּעֲרָ֥	han·na·‘ă·rā	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5291 girl, damsel
remain	תֵּשֵׁ֨ב	tê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with us	אִתָּ֛נוּ	’it·tā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H854 with
ten	עָשׂ֑וֹר	‘ā·śō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H6218 a ten, decade
days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
or so	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
After that	אַחַ֖ר	’a·ḥar	Adverb	H310 behind
she may go	תֵּלֵֽךְ׃	tê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.