Joshua

Joshua 24:3–4

³But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac, ⁴and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

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Joshua 24:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I took	וָ֠אֶקַּח	wā·’eq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
your father	אֲבִיכֶ֤ם	’ă·ḇî·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
Abraham	אַבְרָהָם֙	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
from beyond	מֵעֵ֣בֶר	mê·‘ê·ḇer	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the Euphrates	הַנָּהָ֔ר	han·nā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
and led	וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ	wā·’ō·w·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
him	אוֹת֖וֹ	’ō·w·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
through all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
and I multiplied	וָאֶרֶב	wå̄·ʾɛ·rɛḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
his descendants	זַרְע֔וֹ	zar·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
I gave	וָֽאֶתֶּן־	wā·’et·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Isaac	יִצְחָֽק׃	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac

Joshua 24:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and to Isaac	לְיִצְחָ֔ק	lə·yiṣ·ḥāq	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
I gave	וָאֶתֵּ֣ן	wā·’et·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and Esau	עֵשָׂ֑ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
I gave	וָאֶתֵּ֨ן	wā·’et·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
Esau	לְעֵשָׂ֜ו	lə·‘ê·śāw	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
Mount	הַ֤ר	har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Seir	שֵׂעִיר֙	śê·‘îr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8165 Se`îr
to possess	לָרֶ֣שֶׁת	lā·re·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
but Jacob	וְיַעֲקֹ֥ב	wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and his sons	וּבָנָ֖יו	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
went down	יָרְד֥וּ	yā·rə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Cross-references

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Joshua 24:3 Genesis 12:1–4 · Genesis 21:2–3 · Acts 7:2–3

Joshua 24:4 Genesis 36:8 · Deuteronomy 2:5 · Acts 7:15 · Genesis 25:24–26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.