Genesis

Genesis 31:18

¹⁸and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram,^b to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.

Footnotes

b 31:18 That is, northwest Mesopotamia

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and he drove	וַיִּנְהַ֣ג	way·yin·haḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5090 drive, conduct
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his livestock	מִקְנֵ֗הוּ	miq·nê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4735 cattle
along with all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the possessions	רְכֻשׁוֹ֙	rə·ḵu·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7399 property, goods
he had acquired	רָכָ֔שׁ	rā·ḵāš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7408 collect, gather
in Paddan-aram	אֲרָ֑ם	’ă·rām	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
to go	לָב֛וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his father	אָבִ֖יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Isaac	יִצְחָ֥ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
in the land	אַ֥רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
in Canaan	כְּנָֽעַן׃	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.