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Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother. (KJV)
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ק֥וּםkumarise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 1
לֵךְ֙leKhgo
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 2
פַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahPaddan towards
Lemma: פַּדָּן (pad.dan) · Strong's: H6307
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Paddan
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 25:20, Genesis 28:5, Genesis 28:6, Genesis 28:7, Genesis 31:18, Genesis 33:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6307; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 3
אֲרָ֔ם'a.RamAram
Lemma: אֲרָם (a.ram) · Strong's: H0758L
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Paddan)-aram
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 25:20, Genesis 28:5, Genesis 28:6, Genesis 28:7, Genesis 31:18, Genesis 33:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0758L; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 4
בֵּ֥יתָהBei.tah[the] house of towards
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 5
בְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'ElBethuel
Lemma: בְּתוּאֵל (be.tu.el) · Strong's: H1328A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Bethuel
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 22:22, Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:24, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1328A; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 6
אֲבִ֣י'a.Vi[the] father of
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 7
אִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khamother your
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 8
וְקַח\־ve.kach-and take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 9
מִשָּׁם֙mi.Shamfrom there
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 10
אִשָּׁ֔ה'i.Shaha wife
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 11
מִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.Notone of [the] daughters of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 12
לָבָ֖ןla.VanLaban
Lemma: לָבָן (la.van) · Strong's: H3837A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Laban
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 24:29, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 25:20, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 28:5, Genesis 29:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3837A; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 13
אֲחִ֥י'a.Chi[the] brother of
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: male-sibling
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 14
אִמֶּֽךָ\׃'i.Me.khamother your
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Genesis 28:2 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Go | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| at once | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| to Paddan-aram | → | אֲרָם H0758L (Paddan)-aram |
| to the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of your mother’s | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| Bethuel | → | בְּתוּאֵל H1328A Bethuel |
| and take | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| a wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| from among the daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| of Laban | → | לָבָן H3837A Laban |
| your mother’s | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| brother | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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