Genesis
Genesis 33:13
13But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Jacob replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| My lord | אֲדֹנִ֤י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| knows | יֹדֵ֙עַ֙ | yō·ḏê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the children | הַיְלָדִ֣ים | hay·lā·ḏîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| are frail | רַכִּ֔ים | rak·kîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7390 tender, delicate, soft |
| and I must care for | עָלָ֑י | ‘ā·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| sheep | וְהַצֹּ֥אן | wə·haṣ·ṣōn | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| and cattle | וְהַבָּקָ֖ר | wə·hab·bā·qār | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| that are nursing their young | עָל֣וֹת | ‘ā·lō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H5763 give suck |
| If they are driven hard | וּדְפָקוּם֙ | ū·ḏə·p̄ā·qūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H1849 beat, knock |
| for even a | אֶחָ֔ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| day | י֣וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the animals | הַצֹּֽאן׃ | haṣ·ṣōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| will die | וָמֵ֖תוּ | wā·mê·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H4191 die |
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Isaiah 40:11 · Ezekiel 34:15–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.