Genesis 31:39
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night."
Word-by-Word Analysis
טְרֵפָה
ṭᵉrêphâh
prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animals
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
יָלַד
yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
חָטָא
châṭâʼ
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
דָּרַשׁ
dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
גָּנַב
gânab
to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
גָּנַב
gânab
to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Key Terms in This Verse
חָטָא châṭâʼ
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
Study H2398 →גָּנַב gânab
to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
Study H1589 →גָּנַב gânab
to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
Study H1589 →דָּרַשׁ dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
Study H1875 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →יָלַד yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Study H3205 →לַיִל layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Study H3915 →Cross References
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
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