Genesis
Genesis 31:30
30Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּה֙ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| you have gone off | הָלֹ֣ךְ | hā·lōḵ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H1980 go, come, walk |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you long | נִכְסֹ֥ף | niḵ·sōp̄ | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute | H3700 long |
| for your father’s | אָבִ֑יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| house | לְבֵ֣ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| But why | לָ֥מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have you stolen | גָנַ֖בְתָּ | ḡā·naḇ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1589 steal |
| my gods | אֱלֹהָֽי׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 10:11 · Judges 18:24 · Genesis 31:19 · 1 Samuel 5:2–6 · Jeremiah 43:12 · Judges 6:31 · 2 Samuel 5:21 · Isaiah 37:19 · Isaiah 46:1–2 · Exodus 12:12 · Numbers 33:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.