God & Savior

Genesis 30:2

Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
Genesis 30:2
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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)

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּרָחֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲתַ֤חַת אֱלֹהִים֙ אָנֹ֔כִי אֲשֶׁר־מָנַ֥ע מִמֵּ֖ךְ פְּרִי־בָֽטֶן׃

  1. וַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-“and it burned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָרָה · “to burn” · Strong's H2734
  2. אַ֥ף'af“[the] anger of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַף · “anger” · Strong's H0639G
  3. יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  4. בְּרָחֵ֑לbe.ra.Chel“on Rachel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a woman · from רָחֵל · “Rachel” · Strong's H7354
  5. וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. הֲתַ֤חַתha.Ta.chat“¿ in place of”
    Particle, interrogative + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  7. אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  8. אָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khi“[am] I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  9. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. מָנַ֥עma.Na'“he has withheld”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָנַע · “to withhold” · Strong's H4513
  11. מִמֵּ֖ךְmi.Mekh“from you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  12. פְּרִי־pe.ri-“fruit of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פְּרִי · “fruit” · Strong's H6529
  13. בָֽטֶן׃Va.ten“[the] womb”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בֶּ֫טֶן · “womb” · Strong's H0990H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)