Genesis 31:29 Go deeper
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It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. (KJV)
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יֶשׁ\־yesh-there
Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: there
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 1
לְאֵ֣לle.'El[is] to [the] power of
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: god: power
Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:32, Nehemiah 5:5, Proverbs 3:27, Micah 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410L; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 2
יָדִ֔יya.Dihand my
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 39:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 3
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto 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 31:29 word 4
עִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.Khemwith you
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 5
רָ֑עRa'harm
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 44:34, Genesis 48:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 6
וֵֽאלֹהֵ֨יve.lo.Heiand [the] God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 7
אֲבִיכֶ֜ם'a.vi.Khemfather your
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 31:29 word 8
אֶ֣מֶשׁ\׀'E.meshlast night
Lemma: אֶ֫מֶשׁ (e.mesh) · Strong's: H0570
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: last night
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 19:34, Genesis 31:42, 2 Kings 9:26, Job 30:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0570; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 9
אָמַ֧ר'a.Marhe said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 10
אֵלַ֣י'e.Laito me
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 11
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 12
הִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.mertake heed
Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104J
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNv2ms)
Meaning: to keep: careful
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 24:6, Genesis 31:24, Exodus 10:28, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 23:13, Exodus 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8104J; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 13
מִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.Berfrom speaking
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 14
עִֽם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 15
יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'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 31:29 word 16
מִטּ֥וֹבmi.Tovfrom good
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 17
עַד\־'ad-unto
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 18
רָֽע\׃Ra'bad
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bad: harmful
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:50, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 40:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451A; TAHOT Genesis 31:29 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I have power to do | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| . . . | → | אֵל H0410L god: power |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| you | → | עִם H5973A with |
| great harm | → | רַע H7451B bad: evil |
| but last night | → | אֶ֫מֶשׁ H0570 last night |
| the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of your father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Be careful | → | שָׁמַר H8104J to keep: careful |
| not to say | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| anything to | → | עִם H5973A with |
| Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| either good | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| or | → | עַד H5704 till |
| bad | → | רַע H7451B bad: evil |
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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