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Genesis 28:7

And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvayishmaand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hear”, the next action in the storyH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…יַעֲקֹ֔בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אָבִ֖יוavivfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אִמּ֑וֹimvomotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.וַיֵּ֖לֶךְvayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…פַּדֶּ֥נָֽהpadenahPadanפַּדָּןnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Padan”H6307Paddan or Paddan-Aram, a region of SyriaPadan, Padan-aram.אֲרָֽםaramPadanפַּדָּןnoun, proper name — “Padan”H6307Paddan or Paddan-Aram, a region of SyriaPadan, Padan-aram.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and that Jacob hearkened to his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram:

Young’s Literal Translation

that Jacob hearkeneth unto his father and unto his mother, and goeth to Padan-Aram —

World English Bible

and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.

Darby Translation

and [that] Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-Aram.

Douay-Rheims

And that Jacob obeying his parents was gone into Syria:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and that Jacob hearkened to his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and that Jacob hearkened to his father and his mother, and went to Mesopotamia of Syria.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἤκουσεν Ἰακὼβ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν Συρίας.