Genesis

Genesis 48:22

²²And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land^d that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”

Footnotes

d 48:22 Or one portion of the land; Hebrew shekem, which sounds like the town and district called Shechem

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And to you	לְךָ֛	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
as one who is above	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your brothers	אַחֶ֑יךָ	’a·ḥe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
I	וַאֲנִ֞י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
give	נָתַ֧תִּֽי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
the	אַחַ֖ד	’a·ḥaḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
ridge of land	שְׁכֶ֥ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular	H7926 shoulder
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I took	לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙	lā·qaḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
from	מִיַּ֣ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
the Amorites	הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
with my sword	בְּחַרְבִּ֖י	bə·ḥar·bî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2719 sword
and bow	וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃פ	ū·ḇə·qaš·tî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7198 bow

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.