Genesis
Genesis 28:6
6Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Esau | עֵשָׂ֗ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| learned | וַיַּ֣רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Isaac | יִצְחָק֮ | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| had blessed | בֵרַ֣ךְ | ḇê·raḵ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹב֒ | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| and sent | וְשִׁלַּ֤ח | wə·šil·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| him | אֹתוֹ֙ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to Paddan-aram | אֲרָ֔ם | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| to take | לָקַֽחַת־ | lā·qa·ḥaṯ- | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3947 take |
| a wife | אִשָּׁ֑ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| there | מִשָּׁ֖ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| commanding | וַיְצַ֤ו | way·ṣaw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| him | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| Do not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| marry | תִקַּ֥ח | ṯiq·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a Canaanite | כְּנָֽעַן׃ | kə·nā·‘an | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3667 Canaan |
| woman | מִבְּנ֥וֹת | mib·bə·nō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct | H1323 daughter |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.