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And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? (KJV)

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וַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charand it burned

Lemma: חָרָה (cha.rah) · Strong's: H2734

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be incensed

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 31:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2734; TAHOT Genesis 31:36 word 1

לְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.Koto 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 31:36 word 2

וַיָּ֣רֶבvai.Ya.revand he quarreled

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7378

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to contend

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 26:20, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 21:18, Numbers 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7378; TAHOT Genesis 31:36 word 3

בְּלָבָ֑ןbe.la.Vanwith 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 31:36 word 4

וַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answered

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Genesis 31:36 word 5

יַעֲקֹב֙ya.'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 31:36 word 6

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 31:36 word 7

לְלָבָ֔ןle.la.Vanto 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 31:36 word 8

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Genesis 31:36 word 9

פִּשְׁעִי֙pish.'I[is] transgression my

Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: transgression

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16, Leviticus 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Genesis 31:36 word 10

מַ֣הmahwhat?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Genesis 31:36 word 11

חַטָּאתִ֔יcha.ta.Ti[is] sin my

Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sin

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT Genesis 31:36 word 12

כִּ֥יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 31:36 word 13

דָלַ֖קְתָּda.Lak.tayou have hotly pursued

Lemma: דָּלַק (da.laq) · Strong's: H1814

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to burn/pursue

Used 9 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:53, Psalms 7:13, Psalms 10:2, Proverbs 26:23, Isaiah 5:11, Lamentations 4:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1814; TAHOT Genesis 31:36 word 14

אַחֲרָֽי\׃'a.cha.Raiafter me

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 31:36 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
became incensed	→	חָרָה H2734 to be incensed
and challenged	→	רִיב H7378 to contend
Laban	→	לָבָן H3837A Laban
. . .	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
is my crime	→	פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression
he	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
For what	→	מָה H4100 what?
sin of mine	→	חַטָּאת H2403B sin
have you so hotly pursued	→	דָּלַק H1814 to burn/pursue
me	→	אַחַר H0310A after

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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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