Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed meGenesis 48:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה־אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי׃
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.Ko“Jacob”Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.Sef“Joseph”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
- אֵ֥ל'el“God”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֵל · “God” · Strong's H0410G
- שַׁדַּ֛יsha.Dai“Almighty”Noun, proper name, title · from שַׁדַּי · “Almighty” · Strong's H7706
- נִרְאָֽה־nir.'ah-“he appeared”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- אֵלַ֥י'e.Lai“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- בְּל֖וּזbe.Luz“at Luz”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from לוּז · “Luz” · Strong's H3870H
- בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retz“in [the] land of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- כְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'an“Canaan”Noun, proper name of a place · from כְּנַ֫עַן · “Canaan” · Strong's H3667A
- וַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekh“and he blessed”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
- אֹתִֽי׃'o.Ti“<obj.> me”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
Places named in this verse
- Canaanregion · Identification: certain · Map of Canaan (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Canaan on OpenBible.info
- Luz · today: Beitinsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Luz (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Luz on OpenBible.info