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Genesis 31:11

And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלַ֜יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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).מַלְאַ֧ךְmalakhangelמֲלְאָךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “angel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)ambassador, angel, king, messenger.הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםhaelohimthe Godאֱלֹהִיםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.בַּחֲל֖וֹםbachalomin dreamחֲלוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in dream”, the ordinary formH2472a dreamdream(-er).יַֽעֲקֹ֑בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.וָאֹמַ֖רvaomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הִנֵּֽנִיhineniloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the angel of God said unto me in the dream: Jacob; and I said: Here am I.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the messenger of God saith unto me in the dream, Jacob, and I say, Here [am] I.

World English Bible

The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’

Darby Translation

And the Angel of God said to me in a dream, Jacob! And I said, Here am I.

Douay-Rheims

And the angel of God said to me in my sleep: Jacob? And I answered: Here I am.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the angel of God said unto me in the dream: Jacob; and I said: Here am I.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the angel of God said to me in a dream, Jacob; and I said, What is it?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπέ μοι ὁ Ἄγγελος τοῦ Θεοῦ καθʼ ὕπνον, Ἰακώβ· ἐγὼ δὲ εἶπα, τί ἐστι;