Genesis 32:24 Go deeper

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. (KJV)

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וַיִּוָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.va.Terand he remained

Lemma: יָתַר (ya.tar) · Strong's: H3498

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to remain

Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 30:36, Genesis 44:20, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 10:15, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3498; TAHOT Genesis 32:24 word 1

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 32:24 word 2

לְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.Doto only him

Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H

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

Meaning: alone

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 42:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT Genesis 32:24 word 3

וַיֵּאָבֵ֥קvai.ye.'a.Vekand he wrestled

Lemma: אָבַק (a.vaq) · Strong's: H0079

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to wrestle

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 32:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0079; TAHOT Genesis 32:24 word 4

אִישׁ֙'isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 32:24 word 5

עִמּ֔וֹi.Mowith him

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 32:24 word 6

עַ֖ד'aduntil

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 32:24 word 7

עֲל֥וֹתa.Lotcame up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to ascend: dawn

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 32:26, Joshua 6:15, 1 Samuel 9:26, Nehemiah 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927L; TAHOT Genesis 32:24 word 8

הַשָּֽׁחַר\׃ha.Sha.charthe dawn

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַר (sha.char) · Strong's: H7837

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: dawn

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 32:26, Joshua 6:15, Judges 19:25, 1 Samuel 9:26, Nehemiah 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7837; TAHOT Genesis 32:24 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

So Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
was left	→	יָתַר H3498 to remain
all alone	→	בַּד H0905H alone
and [there] a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
wrestled	→	אָבַק H0079 to wrestle
with him	→	עִם H5973A with
until	→	עַד H5704 till
daybreak	→	עָלָה H5927L to ascend: dawn
. . .	→	שַׁ֫חַר H7837 dawn

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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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