Genesis 29:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן לֹא־יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּ לָתֵ֥ת הַצְּעִירָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַבְּכִירָֽה׃

Transliteration

wa-yōʾmer lābān, not-yēʿāśeh so in-məqômēnû to-give the-ṣəʿîrāh before the-bəkîrāh

Grammar Details

*wa-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*lābān*: proper noun, masculine - Laban
*yēʿāśeh*: niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is done
*məqômēnû*: noun, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - our place
*ṣəʿîrāh*: adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the younger
*bəkîrāh*: adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the firstborn/elder

Word Meanings

*yēʿāśeh*: is done/is practiced/is customary
*məqômēnû*: our place/our country/our custom

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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