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Genesis 31:18
“And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan–aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H5090 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- acquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּנְהַ֣ג — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 31 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:26Exodus 3:1Exodus 10:13Exodus 14:25Deuteronomy 4:27
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָהַג here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.