Genesis 31:28 Go deeper
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And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. (KJV)
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וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 31:28 word 1
נְטַשְׁתַּ֔נִיne.tash.Ta.nidid you allow? me
Lemma: נָטַשׁ (na.tash) · Strong's: H5203
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to leave
Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 23:11, Numbers 11:31, Deuteronomy 32:15, Judges 6:13, Judges 15:9, 1 Samuel 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5203; TAHOT Genesis 31:28 word 2
לְנַשֵּׁ֥קle.na.Shekto kiss
Lemma: נָשַׁק (na.shaq) · Strong's: H5401A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to kiss
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 27:26, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 31:55, Genesis 33:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5401A; TAHOT Genesis 31:28 word 3
לְבָנַ֖יle.va.Nai<to> sons my
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Genesis 31:28 word 4
וְלִבְנֹתָ֑יve.liv.no.Taiand <to> daughters my
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 31:28 word 5
עַתָּ֖ה'a.Tahnow
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Genesis 31:28 word 6
הִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽhis.Kal.tayou have behaved foolishly
Lemma: סָכַל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H5528
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)
Meaning: be foolish
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 26:21, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 24:10, 1 Chronicles 21:8, 2 Chronicles 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5528; TAHOT Genesis 31:28 word 7
עֲשֽׂוֹ\׃a.Soto do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 31:28 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But you did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| even let me | → | נָטַשׁ H5203 to leave |
| kiss | → | נָשַׁק H5401A to kiss |
| my grandchildren | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| and my daughters { goodbye } | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| Now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| you have done | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| a foolish thing | → | סָכַל H5528 be foolish |
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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