Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”Genesis 28:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּ֣רְא עֵשָׂ֗ו כִּֽי־בֵרַ֣ךְ יִצְחָק֮ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב֒ וְשִׁלַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֔ם לָקַֽחַת־ל֥וֹ מִשָּׁ֖ם אִשָּׁ֑ה בְּבָרֲכ֣וֹ אֹת֔וֹ וַיְצַ֤ו עָלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן׃
- וַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'“and he saw”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- עֵשָׂ֗ו'e.Sav“Esau”Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
- כִּֽי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- בֵרַ֣ךְve.Rakh“he had blessed”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
- יִצְחָק֮yitz.Chak“Isaac”Noun, proper name of a man · from יִצְחָק · “Isaac” · Strong's H3327
- אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- יַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.Ko“Jacob”Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
- וְשִׁלַּ֤חve.shi.Lach“and he had sent off”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
- אֹתוֹ֙'o.To“<obj.> him”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- 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
- לָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-“to take”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from לָקַח · “marry” · Strong's H3947I
- ל֥וֹlo“for <the> himself”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- מִשָּׁ֖םmi.Sham“from there”Preposition + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- אִשָּׁ֑ה'i.Shah“a wife”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- בְּבָרֲכ֣וֹbe.va.ra.Kho“when blessed he”Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
- אֹת֔וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- וַיְצַ֤וvay.Tzav“and he had commanded”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- עָלָיו֙'a.Lav“to him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- תִקַּ֥חti.Kach“you must take”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “marry” · Strong's H3947I
- אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shah“a wife”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- מִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.Not“from [the] daughters of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
- כְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'an“Canaan”Noun, proper name of a place · from כְּנַ֫עַן · “Canaan” · Strong's H3667A
Places named in this verse
- Canaanite (Canaan)region · Identification: certain · Map of Canaan (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Canaan on OpenBible.info
- Paddan-aramregion, settlement · Identification: probable · Map of Paddan-aram (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Paddan-aram on OpenBible.info