Genesis
Genesis 24:6–7
6Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there. 7The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’— He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
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Genesis 24:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֑ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| replied | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Make sure | הִשָּׁ֣מֶר | hiš·šā·mer | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| that you do not | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| take my son | בְּנִ֖י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| back | תָּשִׁ֥יב | tā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| there | שָֽׁמָּה׃ | šām·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
Genesis 24:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֣ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| brought me | לְקָחַ֜נִי | lə·qā·ḥa·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3947 take |
| from my father’s | אָבִי֮ | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| house | מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and my native | מֽוֹלַדְתִּי֒ | mō·w·laḏ·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4138 nativity, lineage, native country |
| land | וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ | ū·mê·’e·reṣ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| who | וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר | wa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| spoke | דִּבֶּר־ | dib·ber- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to me | לִ֜י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| and | וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר | wa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| promised me on oath | נִֽשְׁבַּֽע־ | niš·ba‘- | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| To your offspring | לְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔ | lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| I will give | אֶתֵּ֖ן | ’et·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| land | הָאָ֣רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| He | ה֗וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will send | יִשְׁלַ֤ח | yiš·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| His angel | מַלְאָכוֹ֙ | mal·’ā·ḵōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4397 messenger |
| before you | לְפָנֶ֔יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| so that you can take | וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ | wə·lā·qaḥ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a wife | אִשָּׁ֛ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| for my son | לִבְנִ֖י | liḇ·nî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| from there | מִשָּֽׁם׃ | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 24:6 2 Peter 2:20–22 · Galatians 5:1 · Hebrews 10:39
Genesis 24:7 Exodus 33:2 · Psalm 34:7 · Genesis 13:15 · Hebrews 1:14 · Exodus 23:20–23 · Psalm 73:24 · Exodus 32:13 · Psalm 32:8 · Psalm 103:20 · Genesis 15:18 · Joshua 1:6 · Genesis 17:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.