Genesis 32:24 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.”

Genesis 32:24 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 32:248 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יִּקָּחֵ֔/םwayiqāḥēm

and he took themconjH3947

bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···

וַ/יַּֽעֲבִרֵ֖/םwayaʿăbirēm

and he sent over themconjH5674

alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הַ/נָּ֑חַלhanāḥal

the wadiparticleH5158

flood · river · stream · valley

וַֽ/יַּעֲבֵ֖רwayaʿăbēr

and he sent overconjH5674

alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

אֲשֶׁרʾăšer

that whichparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

ל/וֹlwō

pron

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago

A Man Wrestled With Him

Jacob is alone at night when a man shows up and wrestles him. They fight all night. Jacob doesn't win, exactly - the man touches his hip and it's dislocated. But Jacob refuses to let go until he's ble...