“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.Genesis 28:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
ק֥וּם לֵךְ֙ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֔ם בֵּ֥יתָה בְתוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֣י אִמֶּ֑ךָ וְקַח־לְךָ֤ מִשָּׁם֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֥י אִמֶּֽךָ׃
- ק֥וּםkum“arise”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
- לֵךְ֙leKh“go”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- פַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nah“Paddan towards”Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from פַּדָּן · “Paddan” · Strong's H6307
- אֲרָ֔ם'a.Ram“Aram”Noun, proper name of a place · from אֲרָם · “-aram” · Strong's H0758L
- בֵּ֥יתָהBei.tah“[the] house of towards”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, directional · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
- בְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'El“Bethuel”Noun, proper name of a man · from בְּתוּאֵל · “Bethuel” · Strong's H1328A
- אֲבִ֣י'a.Vi“[the] father of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- אִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.kha“mother your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
- וְקַח־ve.kach-“and take”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- לְךָ֤le.Kha“for <the> yourself”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- מִשָּׁם֙mi.Sham“from there”Preposition + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- אִשָּׁ֔ה'i.Shah“a wife”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- מִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.Not“one of [the] daughters of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
- לָבָ֖ןla.Van“Laban”Noun, proper name of a man · from לָבָן · “Laban” · Strong's H3837A
- אֲחִ֥י'a.Chi“[the] brother of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
- אִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.kha“mother your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
Places named in this verse
- Paddan-aramregion, settlement · Identification: probable · Map of Paddan-aram (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Paddan-aram on OpenBible.info