Genesis
Genesis 35:1
1Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֔ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| Arise | ק֛וּם | qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| go up | עֲלֵ֥ה | ‘ă·lêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to | בֵֽית־ | ḇêṯ- | Preposition | H1008 Bethel |
| Bethel | אֵ֖ל | ’êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1008 Bethel |
| and settle | וְשֶׁב־ | wə·šeḇ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| there | שָׁ֑ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| Build | וַעֲשֵׂה־ | wa·‘ă·śêh- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| an altar | מִזְבֵּ֔חַ | miz·bê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| there | שָׁ֣ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| to the God | לָאֵל֙ | lā·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| who appeared | הַנִּרְאֶ֣ה | han·nir·’eh | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| to | אֵלֶ֔יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| you when you fled | בְּבָרְחֲךָ֔ | bə·ḇå̄·rə·ḥă·ḵå̄ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H1272 go through, flee |
| from | מִפְּנֵ֖י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| your brother | אָחִֽיךָ׃ | ’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| Esau | עֵשָׂ֥ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 31:13 · Hosea 12:4 · Psalm 91:15 · Deuteronomy 32:36 · Genesis 35:7 · Genesis 31:3 · Genesis 16:8 · Exodus 2:15 · Genesis 28:10–22 · Ecclesiastes 5:4–6 · Genesis 27:41–45 · Genesis 13:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.