Genesis 31:25 Go deeper
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Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. (KJV)
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וַיַּשֵּׂ֥גvai.ya.Segand he overtook
Lemma: נָשַׂג (na.sag) · Strong's: H5381
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to overtake
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:6, Genesis 47:9, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:9, Leviticus 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5381; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 1
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 28:2, Genesis 28:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3837A; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 2
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 3
יַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 4
וְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.Koand Jacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 5
תָּקַ֤עta.Ka'he had pitched
Lemma: תָּקַע (ta.qa) · Strong's: H8628
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to blow
Used 66 times. Also: Exodus 10:19, Numbers 10:3, Numbers 10:4, Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6, Numbers 10:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8628; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 6
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 7
אָהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.Lotent his
Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tent
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 8
בָּהָ֔רba.Harin the hill country
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mountain: hill country
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 10:30, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 14:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022H; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 9
וְלָבָ֛ןve.la.Vanand Laban
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 28:2, Genesis 28:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3837A; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 10
תָּקַ֥עta.Ka'he pitched tent
Lemma: תָּקַע (ta.qa) · Strong's: H8628
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to blow
Used 66 times. Also: Exodus 10:19, Numbers 10:3, Numbers 10:4, Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6, Numbers 10:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8628; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 11
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 12
אֶחָ֖יו'e.Chavrelatives his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: male-relative
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251H; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 13
בְּהַ֥רbe.Harin [the] hill country of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: hill country
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 10:30, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 14:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022H; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 14
הַגִּלְעָֽד\׃ha.gil.'Ad<the> Gilead
Lemma: גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) · Strong's: H1568G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gilead
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 37:25, Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:26, Numbers 32:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1568G; TAHOT Genesis 31:25 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| had pitched | → | תָּקַע H8628 to blow |
| his tent | → | אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent |
| in the hill country | → | הַר H2022H mountain: hill country |
| of Gilead | → | גִּלְעָד H1568G Gilead |
| when Laban | → | לָבָן H3837A Laban |
| overtook | → | נָשַׂג H5381 to overtake |
| [him] | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| and Laban | → | לָבָן H3837A Laban |
| and his relatives | → | אָח H0251H brother: male-relative |
| camped | → | תָּקַע H8628 to blow |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| [there as well] | → | הַר H2022H mountain: hill country |
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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