Genesis
Genesis 37:7
7We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We | אֲנַ֜חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| were binding | מְאַלְּמִ֤ים | mə·’al·lə·mîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H481 bind |
| sheaves of grain | אֲלֻמִּים֙ | ’ă·lum·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H485 sheaf |
| in | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the field | הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| and suddenly | וְהִנֵּ֛ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| my sheaf | אֲלֻמָּתִ֖י | ’ă·lum·mā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H485 sheaf |
| rose | קָ֥מָה | qā·māh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| stood upright | נִצָּ֑בָה | niṣ·ṣā·ḇāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| while your sheaves | אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | ’ă·lum·mō·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H485 sheaf |
| gathered around | תְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙ | ṯə·sub·be·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| and bowed down | וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ | wat·tiš·ta·ḥă·we·nā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7812 bow down |
| to | לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃ | la·’ă·lum·mā·ṯî | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H485 sheaf |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.