Genesis 31:42
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
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ASV
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
KJV
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לוּלֵ֡י | lu.Lei | if not | H3884 → |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | 'e.lo.Hei | [the] God of | H430 → |
| אָבִי֩ | 'a.Vi | father my | H1 → |
| אֱלֹהֵ֨י | 'e.lo.Hei | [the] God of | H430 → |
| אַבְרָהָ֜ם | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| וּפַ֤חַד | u.Fa.chad | and [the] fear of | H6343 → |
| יִצְחָק֙ | yitz.Chak | Isaac | H3327 → |
| הָ֣יָה | Ha.yah | he had been | H1961 → |
| לִ֔י | Li | to <the> me | |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| עַתָּ֖ה | 'a.Tah | now | H6258 → |
| רֵיקָ֣ם | rei.Kam | empty | H7387 → |
| שִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִי | shi.lach.Ta.ni | you sent away me | H7971 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עָנְיִ֞י | 'a.ne.Yi | affliction my | H6040 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| יְגִ֧יַע | ye.Gi.ya' | [the] toil of | H3018 → |
| כַּפַּ֛י | ka.Pai | hands my | H3709 → |
| רָאָ֥ה | ra.'Ah | he has seen | H7200 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֖ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| וַיּ֥וֹכַח | vai.Yo.khach | and he decided | H3198 → |
| אָֽמֶשׁ׃ | 'A.mesh | last night | H570 → |
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