Genesis 31:49 Go deeper
← Genesis 31 · ← verse 48 · verse 50 →
And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ve.ha.mitz.Pahand <the> Mizpah
Lemma: מִצְפָּה (mits.pah) · Strong's: H4709H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Mizpah
Used 5 times. Also: Judges 10:17, Judges 11:11, Judges 11:34, Hosea 5:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4709H; TAHOT Genesis 31:49 word 1
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherthat
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 31:49 word 2
אָמַ֔ר'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 31:49 word 3
יִ֥צֶףYi.tzefmay he keep watch
Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6822
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to watch
Used 33 times. Also: 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 13:34, 2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6822; TAHOT Genesis 31:49 word 4
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 31:49 word 5
בֵּינִ֣יbei.Nibetween me
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 31:49 word 6
וּבֵינֶ֑ךָu.vei.Ne.khaand between you
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 31:49 word 7
כִּ֥יkifor
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 31:49 word 8
נִסָּתֵ֖רni.sa.Terwe will be hidden
Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVNi1cp)
Meaning: to hide
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Exodus 3:6, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29, Deuteronomy 31:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Genesis 31:49 word 9
אִ֥ישׁ'isheach
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Genesis 31:49 word 10
מֵרֵעֵֽהוּ\׃me.re.'E.hufrom neighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20, Genesis 43:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Genesis 31:49 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [It was] also [called] Mizpah | → | מִצְפָּה H4709H Mizpah |
| because | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| [Laban] said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| May the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| keep watch | → | צָפָה H6822 to watch |
| between you | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| and me | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| when | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| we are absent | → | סָתַר H5641 to hide |
| from each other | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page