Genesis

Genesis 31:42

42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
If the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of my fatherאָבִי֩’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
and the Fearוּפַ֤חַדū·p̄a·ḥaḏConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH6343 dread
of Isaacיִצְחָק֙yiṣ·ḥāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH3327 Isaac
had notלוּלֵ֡יlū·lêConjunctionH3884 if not, unless
beenהָ֣יָהhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with meלִ֔יlîPreposition; first person common singular
surelyכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
by nowעַתָּ֖ה‘at·tāhAdverbH6258 now
you would have sent me awayשִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִיšil·laḥ·tā·nîVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH7971 send
empty-handedרֵיקָ֣םrê·qāmAdverbH7387 emptily, vainly
But Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
has seenרָאָ֥הrā·’āhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
my afflictionעָנְיִ֞י‘ā·nə·yîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6040 affliction, poverty
and the toilיְגִ֧יעַyə·ḡī·aʿNoun - masculine singular constructH3018 toil, product
of my handsכַּפַּ֛יkap·payNoun - feminine dual construct; first person common singularH3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and last nightאָֽמֶשׁ׃’ā·mešAdverbH570 yesterday
He rendered judgmentוַיּ֥וֹכַחway·yō·w·ḵaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3198 decide, adjudge, prove

Cross-references

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Psalm 31:7 · Isaiah 8:13 · Genesis 31:53 · Genesis 31:29 · Psalm 124:1–3 · Exodus 3:7 · Genesis 29:32 · Genesis 31:24 · Jude 1:9 · 1 Chronicles 12:17 · Genesis 31:5 · Genesis 16:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.