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Genesis 25:20

and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 25:20
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֤י יִצְחָק֙ בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּקַחְתּ֣וֹ אֶת־רִבְקָ֗ה בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל֙ הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י מִפַּדַּ֖ן אֲרָ֑ם אֲח֛וֹת לָבָ֥ן הָאֲרַמִּ֖י ל֥וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

  1. וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. יִצְחָק֙yitz.Chak“Isaac”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִצְחָק · “Isaac” · Strong's H3327
  3. בֶּן־ben-“a son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
  4. אַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'Im“forty”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַרְבָּעִים · “forty” · Strong's H0705
  5. שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  6. בְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.To“when took he”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “marry” · Strong's H3947I
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. רִבְקָ֗הriv.Kah“Rebekah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from רִבְקָה · “Rebekah” · Strong's H7259
  9. בַּת־bat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  10. בְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'El“Bethuel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בְּתוּאֵל · “Bethuel” · Strong's H1328A
  11. הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.Mi“the Aramean”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲרַמִּי · “Aramean” · Strong's H0761J
  12. מִפַּדַּ֖ןmi.pa.Dan“from Paddan”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from פַּדָּן · “Paddan” · Strong's H6307
  13. אֲרָ֑ם'a.Ram“Aram”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אֲרָם · “-aram” · Strong's H0758L
  14. אֲח֛וֹת'a.Chot“[the] sister of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אָחוֹת · “sister” · Strong's H0269
  15. לָבָ֥ןla.Van“Laban”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from לָבָן · “Laban” · Strong's H3837A
  16. הָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.Mi“the Aramean”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲרַמִּי · “Aramean” · Strong's H0761J
  17. ל֥וֹlo“for <the> himself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  18. לְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.Shah“to a wife”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)