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"
}
}