Genesis 5:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ חֲנ֖וֹךְ אֶת־הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְאֵינֶ֕נּוּ כִּֽי־לָקַ֥ח אֹת֖וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ

Transliteration

wayyithallēk ḥănôk ʾet-hāʾĕlōhîm wəʾênennû kî-lāqaḥ ʾōtô ʾĕlōhîm

Grammar Details

• *wayyithallēk*: conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular hithpael imperfect consecutive of *hālak* - and he walked/followed
• *ḥănôk*: proper noun - Enoch
• *ʾet*: direct object marker or preposition 'with'
• *hāʾĕlōhîm*: definite article *hā-* + masculine plural noun - the God
• *wəʾênennû*: conjunction *wə-* + particle of negation with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he was not
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *lāqaḥ*: 3rd masculine singular qal perfect - took/received
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun - God/gods

Word Meanings

• *wayyithallēk*: walked with/followed/conducted himself with
• *ʾet*-*hāʾĕlōhîm*: with God/in God's presence/before God
• *ḥănôk*: Enoch (proper name, meaning possibly 'dedicated')
• *wəʾênennû*: and he was no more/and he was not found/and he disappeared
• *lāqaḥ*: took/received/carried away/translated
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God (as plural of majesty)/gods/divine beings

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 2:11 : 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
• Heb 11:5-6 : 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God: 6 And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing [unto him]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.
• 1 John 1:7 : 7 but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus {G5547} his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
• Gen 5:22 : 22 and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
• Jer 31:15 : 15 Thus saith Jehovah: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not.
• Matt 2:18 : 18 A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.
• Luke 23:43 : 43 And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.
• Gen 37:30 : 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
• Gen 42:36 : 36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
• 2 Kgs 2:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when Jehovah would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.