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Genesis 29:4 Hebrew Text Analysis
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Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָהֶם֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="la·Hem">lā-hem</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person masculine plural">Prep | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob = 'heel holder' or 'supplanter'<BR> 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel">3290</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3290 -- Occurrence 35 of 349">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יַעֲקֹ֔ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yaako_3290.htm" title="ya·'a·Ko,: Jacob -- Occurrence 31 of 269.">ya-‘ă-qōḇ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Jacob</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 251: 1) brother <BR> 1a) brother of same parents <BR> 1b) half-brother (same father)<BR> 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe <BR> 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) <BR> 1e) (fig.) of resemblance">251</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 251 -- Occurrence 54 of 630">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַחַ֖י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/achai_251.htm" title="'a·Chai: my brothers -- Occurrence 2 of 15.">’a-ḥay</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">My brothers</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct :: first person common singular">N-mpc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/370.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 370: 1) where?, whence?">370</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_370.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 370 -- Occurrence 1 of 16">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֵאַ֣יִן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/meayin_370.htm" title="me·'A·yin: where -- Occurrence 1 of 11.">mê-’a-yin</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from where [are]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Adverb">Prep-m | Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 859: 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.)">859</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 859 -- Occurrence 37 of 1091">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַתֶּ֑ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/attem_859.htm" title="'at·Tem;: and they -- Occurrence 1 of 213.">’at-tem;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">you</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - second person masculine plural">Pro-2mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter <BR> 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 293 of 5308">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyomeru_559.htm" title="vai·Yo·me·Ru,: said -- Occurrence 16 of 298.">way-yō-mə-rū,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and they said</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2771.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2771: Haran = 'mountaineer' <BR> n pr m <BR> 1) a son of Caleb by his concubine Ephah <BR> n pr loc <BR> 2) the city to which Abraham migrated when he left Ur of the Chaldees and where he stayed until his father died before leaving for the promised land; located in Mesopotamia in Padan-aram at the foot of Mount Masius between the Khabour and the Euphrates">2771</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2771.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2771 -- Occurrence 7 of 12">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֵחָרָ֖ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mecharan_2771.htm" title="me·cha·Ran: Haran -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">mê-ḥā-rān</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from Haran</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - proper - feminine singular">Prep-m | N-proper-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 587: 1) we (first pers. pl. -usually used for emphasis)">587</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_587.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 587 -- Occurrence 3 of 119">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/anachenu_587.htm" title="'a·Na·che·nu.: we -- Occurrence 2 of 14.">’ă-nā-ḥə-nū.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">we [are]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - first person common plural">Pro-1cp</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3753401421161123"; /* 200 x 200 Parallel Bible */ google_ad_slot = "7676643937"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/genesis/29.htm">Genesis 29:4 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/genesis/29.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/genesis/29.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="vai·yo·mer: said -- 559: to utter, say">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="la·hem">לָהֶם֙</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="ya·'a·kov,: Jacob -- 3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.">יַעֲקֹ֔ב</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="a·chai: my brothers -- 251: a brother">אַחַ֖י</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/370.htm" title="me·'a·yin: where -- 370: whence?">מֵאַ֣יִן</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/859.htm" title="at·tem;: and they -- 859: you (masc. sing.)">אַתֶּ֑ם</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="vai·yo·me·ru,: said -- 559: to utter, say">וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2771.htm" title="me·cha·ran: Haran -- 2771: crossroads,' a city in N. Mesopotamia">מֵחָרָ֖ן</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/587.htm" title="a·na·che·nu.: we -- 587: we">אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/29.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="Ya'aqob (yah-ak-obe') -- Jacob">And Jacob</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="'ach (awkh) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other">unto them My brethren</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/370.htm" title="'aiyn (ah-yin') -- whence, where">whence</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">be ye And they said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2771.htm" title="Charan (kaw-rawn') -- Haran">Of Haran are we</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/29.htm">בראשית 29:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יַעֲקֹ֔ב אַחַ֖י מֵאַ֣יִן אַתֶּ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵחָרָ֖ן אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/29.htm">בראשית 29:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמר להם יעקב אחי מאין אתם ויאמרו מחרן אנחנו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/29.htm">בראשית 29:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויאמר להם יעקב אחי מאין אתם ויאמרו מחרן אנחנו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/29.htm">בראשית 29:4 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמר להם יעקב אחי מאין אתם ויאמרו מחרן אנחנו׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/29-4.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/29.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where are you from?" And they said, "We are from Haran."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence <i>be</i> ye? And they said, Of Haran <i>are</i> we.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob asked the men at the well, "My brothers! Where are you from?"" We're from Haran," they answered." <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">Of Haran.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/11-31.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 11:31</span> And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/24-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 24:10</span> And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/27-43.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 27:43</span> Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee you to Laban my …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/28-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 28:10</span> And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 7:2,4</span> And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen; The God of glory …</a></p><p class="hdg">Charran. </p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/29-4.htm">Genesis 29:4 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/29-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 29:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 29:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/29-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 29:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 29:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>