Genesis

Genesis 31:53

⁵³May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.”

So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the God	אֱלֹהֵ֨י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֜ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
and the God	וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י	wê·lō·hê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Nahor	נָחוֹר֙	nā·ḥō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֖י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of their father	אֲבִיהֶ֑ם	’ă·ḇî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
judge	יִשְׁפְּט֣וּ	yiš·pə·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
between us	בֵינֵ֔ינוּ	ḇê·nê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H996 interval, space between
So Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
swore	וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע	way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
by the Fear	בְּפַ֖חַד	bə·p̄a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6343 dread
of his father	אָבִ֥יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Isaac	יִצְחָֽק׃	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.