Genesis 22:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֤שָׁב אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶל־נְעָרָ֔יו וַיָּקֻ֛מוּ וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ יַחְדָּ֖ו אֶל־בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אַבְרָהָ֖ם בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃

Transliteration

wə-yāšāb ʾabrāhām to-nəʿārāyw wə-yāqumû wə-yēləkû yaḥdāw to-bəʾēr šābaʿ wə-yēšeb ʾabrāhām in-bəʾēr šābaʿ

Grammar Details

*wə-yāšāb*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he returned
*nəʿārāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his young men/servants
*wə-yāqumû*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they arose
*wə-yēləkû*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went
*yaḥdāw*: adverb - together
*bəʾēr*: feminine singular construct noun - well of
*šābaʿ*: proper noun/number - Sheba/seven
*wə-yēšeb*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dwelt

Word Meanings

*yāšāb*: returned/went back
*nəʿārāyw*: his young men/his servants/his attendants
*yāqumû*: arose/stood up/got up
*bəʾēr šābaʿ*: Beersheba/Well of Seven/Well of the Oath
*yēšeb*: dwelt/lived/settled

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Gen 21:31 : 31 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Josh 15:28 : 28 and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah,
Judg 20:1 : 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah at Mizpah.

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