Genesis

Genesis 26:2

²The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
appeared	וַיֵּרָ֤א	way·yê·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
to	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and said	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	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 . . .
go down	תֵּרֵ֣ד	tê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יְמָה	miṣ·rā·yə·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Settle	שְׁכֹ֣ן	šə·ḵōn	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in the land	בָּאָ֔רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
where	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I tell you	אֹמַ֥ר	’ō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say

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