Genesis 37:1

   Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. 



Study of word order:

   Hebrew1   va-isheb  yakob  --> and-lived  Jacob
   Arabic1   wa sakana yaqubu --> and lived  Jacob

   Hebrew2   be-eretsu  megurei   abi-v  --> in-land  home  father-his
   Arabic2   fiy  ardi  ghurbati  abi-hi --> in land  home  father-his 

   Hebrew3   be-eretsu  khenan  --> in-land  Canaan
   Arabic3   fiy  ardi  kan'ana --> in land  Canaan

Study of the root of verb:
   Hebrew1  the root of "live" is   (B-sh-Y)
   Arabic1  the root of "live" is  (N-K-S)


Summary:

   The construction of this text is the same.
   This text has a Verb, and the root is not the same.


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