Genesis

Genesis 31:16

¹⁶Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the wealth	הָעֹ֗שֶׁר	hā·‘ō·šer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6239 be or become rich
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has taken away	הִצִּ֤יל	hiṣ·ṣîl	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from our father	מֵֽאָבִ֔ינוּ	mê·’ā·ḇî·nū	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H1 father
belongs to us	לָ֥נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
and to our children	וּלְבָנֵ֑ינוּ	ū·lə·ḇā·nê·nū	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1121 son
So	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
do	עֲשֵֽׂה׃	‘ă·śêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
whatever	כֹּל֩	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
God	אֱלֹהִ֛ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has told	אָמַ֧ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
you	אֵלֶ֖יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.