14{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.14",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ לָבָ֔ן אַ֛ךְ עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אָ֑תָּה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב עִמּ֖וֹ חֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* to-him *lābān*, *ʾak* *ʿaṣmî* *û-bśārî* *ʾāttāh* *wa-yēšeb* with-him *ḥōdeš* *yāmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lābān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban",
"*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/indeed",
"*ʿaṣmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my bone",
"*û-bśārî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - and my flesh",
"*ʾāttāh*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you",
"*wa-yēšeb*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dwelt",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular - month",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾak* *ʿaṣmî* *û-bśārî*": "surely my bone and my flesh/truly my relative/indeed my kinsman",
"*ḥōdeš* *yāmîm*": "a month of days/a full month"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.15",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָבָן֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב הֲכִי־אָחִ֣י אַ֔תָּה וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי חִנָּ֑ם הַגִּ֥ידָה לִּ֖י מַה־מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *lābān* to-*yaʿăqōb*, because-*ʾāḥî* *ʾattāh* *wa-ʿăbadtanî* *ḥinnām*? *haggîdāh* to-me what-*maśkurtekā*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lābān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine - Jacob",
"*ʾāḥî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my brother",
"*ʾattāh*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you",
"*wa-ʿăbadtanî*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - and you serve me",
"*ḥinnām*": "adverb - without payment/for nothing",
"*haggîdāh*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - tell",
"*maśkurtekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wages"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāḥî*": "my brother/my kinsman/my relative",
"*ḥinnām*": "for nothing/without payment/for free",
"*haggîdāh*": "tell/declare/inform"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.16",
"source": "וּלְלָבָ֖ן שְׁתֵּ֣י בָנ֑וֹת שֵׁ֤ם הַגְּדֹלָה֙ לֵאָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה רָחֵֽל׃",
"text": "and-to-*lābān* *štê* *bānôt*; *šēm* the-*gədōlāh* *lēʾāh* and-*šēm* the-*qəṭannâ* *rāḥēl*",
"grammar": {
"*lābān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban",
"*štê*": "numeral, feminine construct - two of",
"*bānôt*": "noun, feminine plural - daughters",
"*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*gədōlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the elder",
"*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine - Leah",
"*qəṭannâ*": "adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the younger",
"*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine - Rachel"
},
"variants": {
"*gədōlāh*": "elder/older/greater",
"*qəṭannâ*": "younger/smaller/lesser"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.17",
"source": "וְעֵינֵ֥י לֵאָ֖ה רַכּ֑וֹת וְרָחֵל֙ הָֽיְתָ֔ה יְפַת־תֹּ֖אַר וִיפַ֥ת מַרְאֶֽה׃",
"text": "and-*ʿênê* *lēʾāh* *rakkôt*, *wə-rāḥēl* *hāytāh* *yəpat*-*tōʾar* *wîpat* *marʾeh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of",
"*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine - Leah",
"*rakkôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - tender/delicate",
"*wə-rāḥēl*": "conjunction + proper noun, feminine - and Rachel",
"*hāytāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - was",
"*yəpat*": "adjective, feminine singular construct - beautiful of",
"*tōʾar*": "noun, masculine singular - form/figure",
"*wîpat*": "conjunction + adjective, feminine singular construct - and beautiful of",
"*marʾeh*": "noun, masculine singular - appearance"
},
"variants": {
"*rakkôt*": "tender/weak/delicate/soft",
"*yəpat*-*tōʾar*": "beautiful of form/shapely/well-formed",
"*yəpat* *marʾeh*": "beautiful of appearance/pretty to look at"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.18",
"source": "וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־רָחֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֽ͏ֶעֱבָדְךָ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים בְּרָחֵ֥ל בִּתְּךָ֖ הַקְּטַנָּֽה׃",
"text": "*wa-yeʾĕhab* *yaʿăqōb* *ʾet*-*rāḥēl*, *wa-yōʾmer*, *ʾeʿĕbādkā* *šebaʿ* *šānîm* in-*rāḥēl* *bittəkā* the-*qəṭannâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yeʾĕhab*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he loved",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine - Jacob",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine - Rachel",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾeʿĕbādkā*": "qal imperfect, 1st common singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will serve you",
"*šebaʿ*": "numeral, masculine - seven",
"*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years",
"*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine - Rachel",
"*bittəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your daughter",
"*qəṭannâ*": "adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the younger"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾeʿĕbādkā*": "I will serve you/I will work for you"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.19",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֗ן ט֚וֹב תִּתִּ֣י אֹתָ֣הּ לָ֔ךְ מִתִּתִּ֥י אֹתָ֖הּ לְאִ֣ישׁ אַחֵ֑ר שְׁבָ֖ה עִמָּדִֽי׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *lābān*, *ṭôb* I-give *ʾōtāh* to-you than-I-give *ʾōtāh* to-*ʾîš* *ʾaḥēr*; *šəbāh* with-me",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lābān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban",
"*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*ʾaḥēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - other/another",
"*šəbāh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - dwell/stay"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôb*": "good/better/preferable",
"*ʾîš* *ʾaḥēr*": "another man/different man",
"*šəbāh*": "stay/dwell/remain"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.20",
"source": "וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ד יַעֲקֹ֛ב בְּרָחֵ֖ל שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיִּהְי֤וּ בְעֵינָיו֙ כְּיָמִ֣ים אֲחָדִ֔ים בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹ אֹתָֽהּ׃",
"text": "*wa-yaʿăbōd* *yaʿăqōb* for-*rāḥēl* *šebaʿ* *šānîm* *wa-yihyû* in-his-eyes as-*yāmîm* *ʾăḥādîm* in-*ʾahăbātô* *ʾōtāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yaʿăbōd*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he served",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine - Jacob",
"*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine - Rachel",
"*šebaʿ*": "numeral, masculine - seven",
"*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years",
"*wa-yihyû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days",
"*ʾăḥādîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - few",
"*ʾahăbātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his love",
"*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yaʿăbōd*": "served/worked for",
"*yāmîm* *ʾăḥādîm*": "few days/short time"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.21",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֤ב אֶל־לָבָן֙ הָבָ֣ה אֶת־אִשְׁתִּ֔י כִּ֥י מָלְא֖וּ יָמָ֑י וְאָב֖וֹאָה אֵלֶֽיהָ׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *yaʿăqōb* to-*lābān*, *hābāh* *ʾet*-*ʾištî* because *mālʾû* *yāmāy*, *wə-ʾābôʾāh* to-her",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine - Jacob",
"*lābān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban",
"*hābāh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - give",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾištî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my wife",
"*mālʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are fulfilled/completed",
"*yāmāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my days",
"*wə-ʾābôʾāh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect cohortative, 1st singular - and let me go in"
},
"variants": {
"*hābāh*": "give/provide",
"*mālʾû*": "are fulfilled/are completed/are finished",
"*wə-ʾābôʾāh*": "let me go in to/let me be intimate with"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.22",
"source": "וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף לָבָ֛ן אֶת־כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמָּק֖וֹם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּֽה׃",
"text": "*wa-yeʾĕsōp* *lābān* *ʾet*-all-*ʾanšê* the-*māqôm* *wa-yaʿaś* *mišteh*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yeʾĕsōp*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gathered",
"*lābān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of",
"*māqôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the place",
"*wa-yaʿaś*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he made",
"*mišteh*": "noun, masculine singular - feast"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yeʾĕsōp*": "gathered/assembled/brought together",
"*mišteh*": "feast/banquet/drinking feast"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.23",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י בָעֶ֔רֶב וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־לֵאָ֣ה בִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ אֵלָ֑יו וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶֽיהָ׃",
"text": "*wa-yhî* in-the-*ʿereb*, *wa-yiqqaḥ* *ʾet*-*lēʾāh* *bittô* *wa-yābēʾ* *ʾōtāh* to-him, *wa-yābōʾ* to-her",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it happened",
"*ʿereb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the evening",
"*wa-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine - Leah",
"*bittô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughter",
"*wa-yābēʾ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he brought",
"*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her",
"*wa-yābōʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went in"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass",
"*wa-yābōʾ* to-her": "and he went in to her/and he was intimate with her"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.24",
"source": "וַיִּתֵּ֤ן לָבָן֙ לָ֔הּ אֶת־זִלְפָּ֖ה שִׁפְחָת֑וֹ לְלֵאָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ שִׁפְחָֽה׃",
"text": "*wa-yittēn* *lābān* to-her *ʾet*-*zilpāh* *šipḥātô* to-*lēʾāh* *bittô* *šipḥāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yittēn*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave",
"*lābān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*zilpāh*": "proper noun, feminine - Zilpah",
"*šipḥātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his maidservant",
"*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine - Leah",
"*bittô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughter",
"*šipḥāh*": "noun, feminine singular - maidservant"
},
"variants": {
"*šipḥāh*": "maidservant/handmaid/female slave"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.25",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּה־הִ֖וא לֵאָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־לָבָ֗ן מַה־זֹּאת֙ עָשִׂ֣יתָ לִּ֔י הֲלֹ֤א בְרָחֵל֙ עָבַ֣דְתִּי עִמָּ֔ךְ וְלָ֖מָּה רִמִּיתָֽנִי׃",
"text": "*wa-yhî* in-the-*bōqer* *wə-hinnēh*-*hîʾ* *lēʾāh*, *wa-yōʾmer* to-*lābān*, what-this you-*ʿāśîtā* to-me? not for-*rāḥēl* I-*ʿābadtî* with-you? and-why *rimmîtānî*?",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it happened",
"*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the morning",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*hîʾ*": "personal pronoun, 3rd feminine singular - she",
"*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine - Leah",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lābān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you did",
"*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine - Rachel",
"*ʿābadtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I served",
"*rimmîtānî*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - you have deceived me"
},
"variants": {
"*rimmîtānî*": "deceived me/defrauded me/tricked me"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "Genesis.29.26",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן לֹא־יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּ לָתֵ֥ת הַצְּעִירָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַבְּכִירָֽה׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *lābān*, not-*yēʿāśeh* so in-*məqômēnû* to-give the-*ṣəʿîrāh* before the-*bəkîrāh*",
"grammar": {
"*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"
},
"variants": {
"*yēʿāśeh*": "is done/is practiced/is customary",
"*məqômēnû*": "our place/our country/our custom"
}
}