Genesis
Genesis 33:10
10But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֗ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| insisted | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| No | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| please | נָא֙ | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I have found | מָצָ֤אתִי | mā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| favor | חֵן֙ | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| in your sight | בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| then receive | וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ | wə·lā·qaḥ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| this gift | מִנְחָתִ֖י | min·ḥā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| from my hand | מִיָּדִ֑י | mî·yā·ḏî | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| For | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| indeed | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have seen | רָאִ֣יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| your face | פָנֶ֗יךָ | p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| and it is like seeing | כִּרְאֹ֛ת | kir·’ōṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| the face | פְּנֵ֥י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| since you have received me favorably | וַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃ | wat·tir·ṣê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably |
Cross-references
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Job 33:26 · Revelation 22:4 · Genesis 32:30 · Jeremiah 31:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.