Joshua
Joshua 24:3
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,
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Genesis 12:1–4 · Genesis 21:2–3 · Acts 7:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.