Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 31:24 Interlinear

came And God to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night and said unto him Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיָּבֹ֧אH935cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
2אֱלֹהִ֛יםH430And Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
3אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
4לָבָ֥ןH3837to Labanlaban, a place in the desert
5הָֽאֲרַמִּ֖יH761the Syrianan aramite or aramaean
6בַּֽחֲלֹ֣םH2472in a dreama dream
7הַלָּ֑יְלָהH3915by nightproperly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
8וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
9ל֗וֹH0
10הִשָּׁ֧מֶרH8104unto him Take heedproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
11לְךָ֛H0
12פֶּןH6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
13תְּדַבֵּ֥רH1696that thou speakperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
14עִֽםH5973not toadverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
15יַעֲקֹ֖בH3290Jacobjaakob, the israelitish patriarch
16מִטּ֥וֹבH2896either goodgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
17עַדH5704oras far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
18רָֽע׃H7451badbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Verse Context

Genesis 31:23And he took his brethren with him and pursued after him...
Genesis 31:24 (current)came And God to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night and said unto him Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad
Genesis 31:25overtook Then Laban Jacob Jacob had pitched...

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