Genesis
Genesis 46:2
2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said.
“Here I am,” replied Jacob.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And that night | הַלַּ֔יְלָה | hal·lay·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| spoke | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Israel | לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | lə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| in a vision | בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת | bə·mar·’ōṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H4759 vision |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֑ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| He said | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Here I am | הִנֵּֽנִי׃ | hin·nê·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2009 lo! behold! |
| replied Jacob | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 33:14–15 · Genesis 15:1 · Genesis 15:13 · 1 Samuel 3:4 · Acts 9:4 · Numbers 24:4 · 2 Chronicles 26:5 · Acts 10:3 · Exodus 3:3–4 · Job 4:13 · Genesis 22:11 · Acts 9:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.