Genesis
Genesis 31:44–45
44Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”
45So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,
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Genesis 31:44
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | לְכָ֛ה | lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| let us make | נִכְרְתָ֥ה | niḵ·rə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| a covenant | בְרִ֖ית | ḇə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| you | וָאָ֑תָּה | wā·’āt·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| and let it serve as | וְהָיָ֥ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a witness | לְעֵ֖ד | lə·‘êḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5707 witness |
| between you and me | בֵּינִ֥י | bê·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H996 interval, space between |
Genesis 31:45
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| picked out | וַיִּקַּ֥ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a stone | אָ֑בֶן | ’ā·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| and set it up | וַיְרִימֶ֖הָ | way·rî·me·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| as a pillar | מַצֵּבָֽה׃ | maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump |
Cross-references
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Genesis 31:44 Joshua 24:25–27 · 1 Samuel 20:14–17 · Deuteronomy 31:19 · Genesis 31:48 · Genesis 15:18 · Joshua 22:27 · Genesis 31:52 · Deuteronomy 31:26 · Genesis 26:28–31 · Deuteronomy 31:21 · Genesis 21:22–32
Genesis 31:45 Genesis 28:18–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.