Genesis 31:40 BSB — MannaFest

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9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הָיִ֧יתִי	ha.Yi.ti	I was	H1961 →
בַיּ֛וֹם	vai.Yom	in the day	H3117 →
אֲכָלַ֥נִי	'a.kha.La.ni	it consumed me	H398 →
חֹ֖רֶב	Cho.rev	heat	H2721 →
וְקֶ֣רַח	ve.Ke.rach	and frost	H7140 →
בַּלָּ֑יְלָה	ba.La.ye.lah	in the night	H3915 →
וַתִּדַּ֥ד	va.ti.Dad	and it fled	H5074 →
שְׁנָתִ֖י	she.na.Ti	sleep my	H8142 →
מֵֽעֵינָֽי׃	Me.'ei.Nai	from eyes my	H5869 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H3915balayelahin the night233×

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 3:1
Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
leads to
- 1 Kings 19:8
  So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
- Exodus 17:6
  Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in…
- Psalms 78:70–72
  He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
- Numbers 10:29
  Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us,…
- Malachi 4:4
  “Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.
Through
Luke 2:8
And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
leads to
- Psalms 78:70–71
  He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
- Genesis 31:39–40
  I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.
Through
Hosea 12:12
Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.
leads to
- Genesis 29:18–28
  Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Hosea 12:12Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.Psalms 78:70–71He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;Exodus 3:1Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.John 21:15–17When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”Luke 2:8And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.1 Peter 5:2–4Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;Exodus 2:19–22“An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they replied. “He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”Deuteronomy 26:5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.Genesis 30:39they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.Proverbs 31:18She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—Jeremiah 36:30Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by day and frost by night.Job 24:7Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.

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