Genesis
Genesis 31:6–7
6You know that I have served your father with all my strength. 7And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Genesis 31:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | וְאַתֵּ֖נָה | wə·’at·tê·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine plural | H859 thou |
| know | יְדַעְתֶּ֑ן | yə·ḏa‘·ten | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have served | עָבַ֖דְתִּי | ‘ā·ḇaḏ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5647 work, serve |
| your father | אֲבִיכֶֽן׃ | ’ă·ḇî·ḵen | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine plural | H1 father |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my strength | כֹּחִ֔י | kō·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3581 strength, power |
Genesis 31:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And although he | וַאֲבִיכֶן֙ | wa·’ă·ḇî·ḵen | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine plural | H1 father |
| has cheated | הֵ֣תֶל | hê·ṯel | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2048 deceive, mock |
| me | בִּ֔י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| and changed | וְהֶחֱלִ֥ף | wə·he·ḥĕ·lip̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2498 pass on or away, pass through |
| my wages | מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י | maś·kur·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4909 wages |
| ten | עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת | ‘ă·śe·reṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H6235 ten |
| times | מֹנִ֑ים | mō·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4489 counted number, time |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| allowed him | נְתָנ֣וֹ | nə·ṯā·nōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to harm me | לְהָרַ֖ע | lə·hā·ra‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7489 be evil, bad |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 31:6 Genesis 30:29 · Ephesians 6:5–8 · Genesis 31:38–42 · Titus 2:9–10 · Colossians 3:22–25
Genesis 31:7 Numbers 14:22 · Genesis 31:41 · Zechariah 8:23 · Nehemiah 4:12 · Psalm 37:28 · Genesis 31:29 · Isaiah 4:1 · Isaiah 54:17 · Genesis 20:6 · Leviticus 26:26 · Job 1:10 · Job 19:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.