Genesis
Genesis 24:56
56But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But he replied | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| delay me | תְּאַחֲר֣וּ | tə·’a·ḥă·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H309 to remain behind, delay, tarry |
| since the LORD | וַֽיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has made my journey | דַּרְכִּ֑י | dar·kî | Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| a success | הִצְלִ֣יחַ | hiṣ·lî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6743 rush |
| Send me on my way | שַׁלְּח֕וּנִי | šal·lə·ḥū·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| so that I may go | וְאֵלְכָ֖ה | wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to my master | לַֽאדֹנִֽי׃ | la·ḏō·nî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.