Genesis 28:5
So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.
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ASV
And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
KJV
And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan–aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח | vai.yish.Lach | and he sent off | H7971 → |
| יִצְחָק֙ | yitz.Chak | Isaac | H3327 → |
| אֶֽת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֔ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ | vai.Ye.lekh | and he went | H1980 → |
| פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה | pa.De.nah | Paddan towards | H6307 → |
| אֲרָ֑ם | 'a.Ram | Aram | H758 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| לָבָ֤ן | la.Van | Laban | H3837 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| בְּתוּאֵל֙ | be.tu.'El | Bethuel | H1328 → |
| הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י | ha.'a.ra.Mi | the Aramean | H761 → |
| אֲחִ֣י | 'a.Chi | [the] brother of | H251 → |
| רִבְקָ֔ה | riv.Kah | Rebekah | H7259 → |
| אֵ֥ם | 'em | [the] mother of | H517 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| וְעֵשָֽׂו׃ | ve.'e.Sav | and Esau | H6215 → |
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