Genesis
Genesis 31:52
52This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| mound | הַגַּ֣ל | hag·gal | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1530 heap, wave, billow |
| is a witness | עֵ֚ד | ‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5707 witness |
| and | הַמַּצֵּבָ֑ה | ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump |
| is a witness | וְעֵדָ֖ה | wə·‘ê·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5713 testimony, witness |
| that | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I | אָ֗נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| go past | אֶֽעֱבֹ֤ר | ’e·‘ĕ·ḇōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| this | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| mound | הַגַּ֣ל | hag·gal | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1530 heap, wave, billow |
| to harm you | אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| and you | אַ֠תָּה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| will not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| go past | תַעֲבֹ֨ר | ṯa·‘ă·ḇōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| this | הַזֶּ֛ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| mound | הַגַּ֥ל | hag·gal | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1530 heap, wave, billow |
| and | הַזֹּ֖את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| pillar | הַמַּצֵּבָ֥ה | ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump |
| to harm me | לְרָעָֽה׃ | lə·rā·‘āh | Preposition-l; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
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Genesis 31:48 · Genesis 31:44–45
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.