Genesis

Genesis 32:13

¹³Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
spent	וַיָּ֥לֶן	way·yā·len	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
the	הַה֑וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
night	בַּלַּ֣יְלָה	bal·lay·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
there	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
and from what he had brought	הַבָּ֧א	hab·bā	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with him	בְיָד֛וֹ	ḇə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
he selected	וַיִּקַּ֞ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
a gift	מִנְחָ֖ה	min·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
for his brother	אָחִֽיו׃	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Esau	לְעֵשָׂ֥ו	lə·‘ê·śāw	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau

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