Genesis
Genesis 46:5
5Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| departed | וַיָּ֥קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| from | מִבְּאֵ֣ר | mib·bə·’êr | Preposition | H884 Beersheba |
| Beersheba | שָׁ֑בַע | šā·ḇa‘ | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H884 Beersheba |
| and the sons | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| took | וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ | way·yiś·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| their father | אֲבִיהֶ֗ם | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֣ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| in the wagons | בָּעֲגָל֕וֹת | bā·‘ă·ḡā·lō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5699 cart |
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֖ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| had sent | שָׁלַ֥ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to carry him | לָשֵׂ֥את | lā·śêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| along with their children | טַפָּם֙ | ṭap·pām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2945 children |
| and wives | נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם | nə·šê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.