Genesis
Genesis 32:22
22During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| During the night | בַּלַּ֣יְלָה | bal·lay·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| Jacob got up | וַיָּ֣קָם׀ | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and took | וַיִּקַּ֞ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| his two | שְׁתֵּ֤י | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| wives | נָשָׁיו֙ | nā·šāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| his two | שְׁתֵּ֣י | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| maidservants | שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו | šip̄·ḥō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| and his eleven | אַחַ֥ד | ’a·ḥaḏ | Number - masculine singular construct | H259 one |
| sons | יְלָדָ֑יו | yə·lā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| and crossed | וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר | way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the ford | מַעֲבַ֥ר | ma·‘ă·ḇar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4569 ford, pass, passing |
| of the Jabbok | יַבֹּֽק׃ | yab·bōq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2999 Jabbok |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 3:16 · Deuteronomy 2:37 · Joshua 12:2 · 1 Timothy 5:8 · Genesis 35:22–26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.