Genesis
Genesis 30:2
2Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| became angry | וַיִּֽחַר־ | way·yi·ḥar- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| with Rachel | בְּרָחֵ֑ל | bə·rā·ḥêl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7354 Rachel |
| and said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Am I | אָנֹ֔כִי | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| in the place | הֲתַ֤חַת | hă·ṯa·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| of God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| has withheld | מָנַ֥ע | mā·na‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4513 withhold, hold back |
| children | פְּרִי־ | pə·rî- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6529 fruit |
| from you | מִמֵּ֖ךְ | mim·mêḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
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Genesis 16:2 · Psalm 127:3 · 2 Kings 5:7 · Genesis 50:19 · Genesis 31:36 · 1 Samuel 1:5 · Ephesians 4:26 · Genesis 25:21 · Psalm 113:9 · Matthew 5:22 · Mark 3:5 · 1 Samuel 2:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.