31 {
"verseID": "Genesis.29.31",
"source": "וַיַּ֤רְא יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי־שְׂנוּאָ֣ה לֵאָ֔ה וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־רַחְמָ֑הּ וְרָחֵ֖ל עֲקָרָֽה׃",
"text": "*wa-yarʾ* *YHWH* that-*śənûʾāh* *lēʾāh*, *wa-yiptaḥ* *ʾet*-*raḥmāh*, *wə-rāḥēl* *ʿăqārāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yarʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*śənûʾāh*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - hated/unloved",
"*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine - Leah",
"*wa-yiptaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he opened",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*raḥmāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her womb",
"*wə-rāḥēl*": "conjunction + proper noun, feminine - and Rachel",
"*ʿăqārāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - barren"
},
"variants": {
"*śənûʾāh*": "hated/unloved/less loved",
"*raḥmāh*": "womb/matrix"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Genesis.29.32",
"source": "וַתַּ֤הַר לֵאָה֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ רְאוּבֵ֑ן כִּ֣י אָֽמְרָ֗ה כִּֽי־רָאָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּעָנְיִ֔י כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה יֶאֱהָבַ֥נִי אִישִֽׁי׃",
"text": "*wa-ttahar* *lēʾāh* *wa-ttēled* *bēn*, *wa-ttiqrāʾ* *šəmô* *rəʾûbēn*, because she-*ʾāmərāh*, because-*rāʾāh* *YHWH* in-*ʿānyî*, because now *yeʾĕhābanî* *ʾîšî*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-ttahar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she conceived",
"*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine - Leah",
"*wa-ttēled*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she bore",
"*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son",
"*wa-ttiqrāʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she called",
"*šəmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*rəʾûbēn*": "proper noun, masculine - Reuben",
"*ʾāmərāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she said",
"*rāʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has seen",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*ʿānyî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my affliction",
"*yeʾĕhābanî*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - he will love me",
"*ʾîšî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my husband"
},
"variants": {
"*rəʾûbēn*": "See, a son! (wordplay)",
"*ʿānyî*": "my affliction/my misery/my suffering"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Genesis.29.33",
"source": "וַתַּ֣הַר עוֹד֮ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּן֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי־שְׂנוּאָ֣ה אָנֹ֔כִי וַיִּתֶּן־לִ֖י גַּם־אֶת־זֶ֑ה וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃",
"text": "*wa-ttahar* again *wa-ttēled* *bēn*, *wa-ttōʾmer* because-*šāmaʿ* *YHWH* that-*śənûʾāh* *ʾānōkî*, *wa-yitten*-to-me also-*ʾet*-this-one, *wa-ttiqrāʾ* *šəmô* *šimʿôn*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-ttahar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she conceived",
"*wa-ttēled*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she bore",
"*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son",
"*wa-ttōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*šāmaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has heard",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*śənûʾāh*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - hated/unloved",
"*ʾānōkî*": "personal pronoun, 1st common singular - I",
"*wa-yitten*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave",
"*wa-ttiqrāʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she called",
"*šəmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*šimʿôn*": "proper noun, masculine - Simeon"
},
"variants": {
"*śənûʾāh*": "hated/unloved/less loved",
"*šimʿôn*": "hearing (wordplay)"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "Genesis.29.34",
"source": "וַתַּ֣הַר עוֹד֮ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּן֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר עַתָּ֤ה הַפַּ֙עַם֙ יִלָּוֶ֤ה אִישִׁי֙ אֵלַ֔י כִּֽי־יָלַ֥דְתִּי ל֖וֹ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֑ים עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמ֖וֹ לֵוִֽי׃",
"text": "*wa-ttahar* again *wa-ttēled* *bēn*, *wa-ttōʾmer*, now the-*paʿam* *yillāweh* *ʾîšî* to-me, because-I-*yāladtî* to-him *šəlōšāh* *bānîm*, therefore *qārāʾ*-*šəmô* *lēwî*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-ttahar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she conceived",
"*wa-ttēled*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she bore",
"*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son",
"*wa-ttōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*paʿam*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the time",
"*yillāweh*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be joined",
"*ʾîšî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my husband",
"*yāladtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have borne",
"*šəlōšāh*": "numeral, masculine - three",
"*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sons",
"*qārāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he called",
"*šəmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*lēwî*": "proper noun, masculine - Levi"
},
"variants": {
"*yillāweh*": "will be joined/will be attached",
"*lēwî*": "joined (wordplay)"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "Genesis.29.35",
"source": "וַתַּ֨הַר ע֜וֹד וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֗ן וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַפַּ֙עַם֙ אוֹדֶ֣ה אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרְאָ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד מִלֶּֽדֶת׃",
"text": "*wa-ttahar* again *wa-ttēled* *bēn*, *wa-ttōʾmer*, the-*paʿam* *ʾôdeh* *ʾet*-*YHWH*, therefore *qārʾāh* *šəmô* *yəhûdāh*, *wa-ttaʿămōd* from-*ledet*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-ttahar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she conceived",
"*wa-ttēled*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she bore",
"*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son",
"*wa-ttōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*paʿam*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the time",
"*ʾôdeh*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st common singular - I will praise",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*qārʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she called",
"*šəmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine - Judah",
"*wa-ttaʿămōd*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she stopped",
"*ledet*": "qal infinitive construct - bearing/giving birth"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾôdeh*": "I will praise/I will thank/I will confess",
"*yəhûdāh*": "praise (wordplay)",
"*wa-ttaʿămōd* from-*ledet*": "she stopped from bearing/she ceased giving birth"
}
}