Genesis

Genesis 31:54

⁵⁴Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֥ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
offered	וַיִּזְבַּ֨ח	way·yiz·baḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
a sacrifice	זֶ֙בַח֙	ze·ḇaḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H2077 sacrifice
on the mountain	בָּהָ֔ר	bā·hār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and invited	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
his relatives	לְאֶחָ֖יו	lə·’e·ḥāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
to eat	לֶאֱכָל־	le·’ĕ·ḵāl-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
a meal	לָ֑חֶם	lā·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
And after they had eaten	וַיֹּ֣אכְלוּ	way·yō·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
they spent the night	וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ	way·yā·lî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3885 lodge, pass the night
on the mountain	בָּהָֽר׃	bā·hār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

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Exodus 18:12 · Genesis 21:8 · 2 Samuel 3:20–21 · Genesis 37:25 · Genesis 26:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.