Genesis

Genesis 31:20–21

²⁰Moreover, Jacob deceived^c Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away. ²¹So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates,^d and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

Footnotes

c 31:20 Or stole the heart of; also in verses 26 and 27
d 31:21 Hebrew the River

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Genesis 31:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Moreover	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
deceived	וַיִּגְנֹ֣ב	way·yiḡ·nōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1589 steal
Laban	לָבָ֖ן	lā·ḇān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
the Aramean	הָאֲרַמִּ֑י	hā·’ă·ram·mî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H761 Aramean
by not	בְּלִי֙	bə·lî	Adverb	H1097 wearing out
telling	הִגִּ֣יד	hig·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was running away	בֹרֵ֖חַ	ḇō·rê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee

Genesis 31:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he	הוּא֙	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
fled	וַיִּבְרַ֥ח	way·yiḇ·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
with all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his possessions	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
crossed	וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Euphrates	הַנָּהָ֑ר	han·nā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
and headed for	וַיָּ֥שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
the hill country	הַ֥ר	har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Gilead	הַגִּלְעָֽד׃	hag·gil·‘āḏ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad

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Genesis 31:21 2 Kings 12:17 · Genesis 37:25 · Joshua 24:2–3 · Luke 9:51–53 · Numbers 24:1 · Jeremiah 50:5 · Genesis 31:23 · Genesis 46:28 · Joshua 13:8–9 · Judges 10:18 · 1 Kings 17:1 · Deuteronomy 3:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.