Genesis 31:53 Go deeper
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The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac. (KJV)
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אֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.Hei[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 31:53 word 1
אַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamAbraham
Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abraham
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Genesis 31:53 word 2
וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.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 31:53 word 3
נָחוֹר֙na.chOrNahor
Lemma: נָחוֹר (na.chor) · Strong's: H5152H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nahor
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 22:20, Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5152H; TAHOT Genesis 31:53 word 4
יִשְׁפְּט֣וּyish.pe.Tumay they judge
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21, Exodus 18:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Genesis 31:53 word 5
בֵינֵ֔ינוּvei.Nei.nubetween us
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
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 31:53 word 6
אֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.Hei[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 31:53 word 7
אֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.Hemfather their
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 31:53 word 8
וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvai.yi.sha.Va'and he swore
Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to swear
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Genesis 31:53 word 9
יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'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 31:53 word 10
בְּפַ֖חַדbe.Fa.chadby [the] fear of
Lemma: פַּ֫חַד (pa.chad) · Strong's: H6343
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: dread
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Exodus 15:16, Deuteronomy 2:25, Deuteronomy 11:25, Deuteronomy 28:67, 1 Samuel 11:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6343; TAHOT Genesis 31:53 word 11
אָבִ֥יו'a.Vivfather his
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 31:53 word 12
יִצְחָֽק\׃yitz.ChakIsaac
Lemma: יִצְחָק (yits.chaq) · Strong's: H3327
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Isaac
Used 108 times. Also: Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 21:4, Genesis 21:5, Genesis 21:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Genesis 31:53 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| May the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of Abraham | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| and the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of Nahor | → | נָחוֹר H5152H Nahor |
| the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of their father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| judge | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| between us | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| So Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| swore | → | שָׁבַע H7650 to swear |
| by the Fear | → | פַּ֫חַד H6343 dread |
| of his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| Isaac | → | יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac |
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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