Genesis
Genesis 28:8–10
8And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, 9Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.
10Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.
Word by word
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Genesis 28:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | עֵשָׂ֔ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| seeing | וַיַּ֣רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| his father | אָבִֽיו׃ | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| Isaac | יִצְחָ֥ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| disapproved of | רָע֖וֹת | rā·‘ō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| the Canaanite | כְּנָ֑עַן | kə·nā·‘an | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3667 Canaan |
| women | בְּנ֣וֹת | bə·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1323 daughter |
Genesis 28:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esau | עֵשָׂ֖ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| went | וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ishmael | יִשְׁמָעֵ֑אל | yiš·mā·‘êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3458 Jishmael |
| and married | וַיִּקַּ֡ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| Mahalath | מָחֲלַ֣ת׀ | mā·ḥă·laṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4258 Machalath |
| the sister | אֲח֧וֹת | ’ă·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H269 sister |
| of Nebaioth | נְבָי֛וֹת | nə·ḇā·yō·wṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5032 Nebajoth |
| daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Abraham’s | אַבְרָהָ֜ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| Ishmael | יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל | yiš·mā·‘êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3458 Jishmael |
| in addition to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the wives | לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ס | lə·’iš·šāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| he already had | ל֥וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Genesis 28:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meanwhile Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| left | וַיֵּצֵ֥א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| Beersheba | שָׁ֑בַע | šā·ḇa‘ | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H884 Beersheba |
| and set out for | וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| Haran | חָרָֽנָה׃ | ḥā·rā·nāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H2771 Charan |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 28:8 Genesis 24:3 · Genesis 26:34–35 · 1 Samuel 8:6 · Genesis 28:1
Genesis 28:9 Genesis 36:3 · Genesis 36:13 · Genesis 25:13–17 · Genesis 36:18 · Genesis 26:34
Genesis 28:10 Acts 7:2 · Genesis 11:31 · Genesis 32:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.