Genesis

Genesis 31:3–5

³Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

⁴So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were, ⁵and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.

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Genesis 31:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
Go back	שׁ֛וּב	šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of your fathers	אֲבוֹתֶ֖יךָ	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
and to your kindred	וּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָ	ū·lə·mō·w·laḏ·te·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4138 nativity, lineage, native country
and I will be	וְאֶֽהְיֶ֖ה	wə·’eh·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with you	עִמָּֽךְ׃	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with

Genesis 31:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
sent word	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
and called	וַיִּקְרָ֖א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Rachel	לְרָחֵ֣ל	lə·rā·ḥêl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7354 Rachel
and Leah	וּלְלֵאָ֑ה	ū·lə·lê·’āh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3812 Leah
to the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
where his flocks were	צֹאנֽוֹ׃	ṣō·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Genesis 31:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and he told	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	לָהֶ֗ן	lā·hen	Preposition; third person feminine plural
I	אָנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
can see	רֹאֶ֤ה	rō·’eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7200 see
from your father’s	אֲבִיכֶ֔ן	’ă·ḇî·ḵen	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine plural	H1 father
countenance	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his attitude toward me	אֵלַ֖י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
has changed	אֵינֶ֥נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
but the God	וֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י	wê·lō·hê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of my father	אָבִ֔י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
has been	הָיָ֖ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with me	עִמָּדִֽי׃	‘im·mā·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5978 along with

Cross-references

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Genesis 31:3 Genesis 28:15 · Hebrews 13:5 · Genesis 32:9 · Isaiah 41:10 · Genesis 31:13 · Psalm 50:15 · Genesis 21:22 · Genesis 28:4 · Genesis 28:13 · Genesis 28:20–22 · Genesis 31:18 · Psalm 46:1

Genesis 31:5 Genesis 31:2–3 · Genesis 31:42 · Genesis 48:15 · Genesis 31:53 · Genesis 50:17 · Genesis 32:9 · Genesis 21:22 · Genesis 31:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.