Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
Genesis 48:3
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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)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה־אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי׃

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.Sef“Joseph”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  5. אֵ֥ל'el“God”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֵל · “God” · Strong's H0410G
  6. שַׁדַּ֛יsha.Dai“Almighty”
    Noun, proper name, title · from שַׁדַּי · “Almighty” · Strong's H7706
  7. נִרְאָֽה־nir.'ah-“he appeared”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  8. אֵלַ֥י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. בְּל֖וּזbe.Luz“at Luz”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from לוּז · “Luz” · Strong's H3870H
  10. בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retz“in [the] land of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  11. כְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'an“Canaan”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from כְּנַ֫עַן · “Canaan” · Strong's H3667A
  12. וַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekh“and he blessed”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  13. 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
  • 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)