Genesis

Genesis 31:23

²³So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he took	וַיִּקַּ֤ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
his relatives	אֶחָיו֙	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
with him	עִמּ֔וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
pursued	וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף	way·yir·dōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
Jacob	אַחֲרָ֔יו	’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
for seven	שִׁבְעַ֣ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִ֑ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
and overtook	וַיַּדְבֵּ֥ק	way·yaḏ·bêq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
him	אֹת֖וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
in the hill country	בְּהַ֥ר	bə·har	Preposition-b; 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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