Genesis

Genesis 24:9

⁹So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the servant	הָעֶ֙בֶד֙	hā·‘e·ḇeḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
placed	וַיָּ֤שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
his hand	יָד֔וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
under	תַּ֛חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the thigh	יֶ֥רֶךְ	ye·reḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3409 thigh, loin, side, base
of his master	אֲדֹנָ֑יו	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֖ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
and swore an oath	וַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽע	way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
to him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
concerning	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
matter	הַדָּבָ֖ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.