Genesis
Genesis 31:5
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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| 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 |
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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.