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TheseזֶהtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםyearsשָׁנָהI have beenאָנֹכִיwith you;עִמָּךְyour ewesרְחֵלֶיךָand your female goatsוְעִזֶּיךָhave notלֹאmiscarried,שִׁכֵּלוּand the ramsוְאֵילֵיof your flockצֹאנְךָI have notלֹאeaten.אָכָלְתִּי
Genesis 31:38
Study it in the app“These twenty years I have been with you; your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried, and the rams of your flock I have not eaten.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 31:38, word by word
- twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- yearsשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- your ewesרְחֵלֶיrechele
ewe
Ewe: a female sheep. It is the same word as the name "Rachel".
Where else “rechele” appears- and your female goatsעִזֶּיize
goat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “ize” appears- miscarriedשִׁכֵּלוּshikelu
miscarry
To lose the young before birth, or not to bear fruit.
Where else “shikelu” appears- and the ramsאֵילֵיele
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “ele” appears- of your flockצֹאנְtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- eatenאָכָלְתִּיachalti
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achalti” appears
The context
37Now that you have felt through all my goods, what have you found of all the goods of your house? Put it here before my brothers and your brothers, and let them decide between the two of us.
38 · This verse (above)
39What was torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it; from my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
To study Genesis 31 in a group
1. What it says
Why did Jacob leave Laban’s house, and what did Elohim say to Laban in a dream (vv. 3, 24)?
2. What it means
What does the heap of stones mean as a witness between Jacob and Laban (vv. 44-50)?
3. How I live it
How can you close a conflict with someone in a clear and peaceful way?