Genesis
Genesis 31:49
49It was also called Mizpah,f because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
Footnotes
- f 31:49 Mizpah means watchtower.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also | וְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ | wə·ham·miṣ·pāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4709 Mitspah |
| because | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| said | אָמַ֔ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| May the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| keep watch | יִ֥צֶף | yi·ṣep̄ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch |
| between you | בֵּינִ֣י | bê·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H996 interval, space between |
| and me | וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ | ū·ḇê·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singular | H996 interval, space between |
| when | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we are absent | נִסָּתֵ֖ר | nis·sā·ṯêr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H5641 hide, conceal |
| from each other | מֵרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | mê·rê·‘ê·hū | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.