30 {
"verseID": "Genesis.30.30",
"source": "כִּ֡י מְעַט֩ אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֨ה לְךָ֤ לְפָנַי֙ וַיִּפְרֹ֣ץ לָרֹ֔ב וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖ לְרַגְלִ֑י וְעַתָּ֗ה מָתַ֛י אֽ͏ֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה גַם־אָנֹכִ֖י לְבֵיתִֽי׃",
"text": "*kî* *məʿaṭ* *ʾăšer*-*hāyāh* *ləḵā* *lə-p̄ānay* *wə-yip̄rōṣ* *lārōḇ* *wə-yḇāreḵ* *YHWH* *ʾōṯəḵā* *lə-raḡlî* *wə-ʿattāh* *māṯay* *ʾeʿĕśeh* *ḡam*-*ʾānōḵî* *lə-ḇêṯî*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for",
"*məʿaṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - little",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - was",
"*ləḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*lə-p̄ānay*": "preposition + common noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - before me",
"*wə-yip̄rōṣ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it has increased",
"*lārōḇ*": "preposition + common noun, masculine singular - abundantly",
"*wə-yḇāreḵ*": "conjunction + piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and has blessed",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*ʾōṯəḵā*": "direct object marker with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - you",
"*lə-raḡlî*": "preposition + common noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - at my foot/wherever I turned",
"*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*māṯay*": "interrogative adverb - when",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - shall I provide",
"*ḡam*": "particle - also",
"*ʾānōḵî*": "personal pronoun 1st person singular - I",
"*lə-ḇêṯî*": "preposition + common noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - for my house/household"
},
"variants": {
"*məʿaṭ*": "little/small amount/few",
"*yip̄rōṣ*": "increased/spread abroad/broke forth",
"*lə-raḡlî*": "at my foot/wherever I turned/because of my steps",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "provide/do/work"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Genesis.30.31",
"source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מָ֣ה אֶתֶּן־לָ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ לֹא־תִתֶּן־לִ֣י מְא֔וּמָה אִם־תּֽ͏ַעֲשֶׂה־לִּי֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה אָשׁ֛וּבָה אֶרְעֶ֥ה צֹֽאנְךָ֖ אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *māh* *ʾetten*-*lāḵ* *wə-yōʾmer* *Yaʿăqōḇ* *lōʾ*-*ṯitten*-*lî* *məʾûmāh* *ʾim*-*taʿăśeh*-*lî* *had-dāḇār* *haz-zeh* *ʾāšûḇāh* *ʾerʿeh* *ṣōʾnəḵā* *ʾešmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*māh*": "interrogative - what",
"*ʾetten*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - shall I give",
"*lāḵ*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and said",
"*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine - Jacob",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ṯitten*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall give",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*məʾûmāh*": "common noun, masculine singular - anything",
"*ʾim*": "conjunction - if",
"*taʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will do",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - for me",
"*had-dāḇār*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the thing/matter",
"*haz-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ʾāšûḇāh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will return/again",
"*ʾerʿeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will feed/tend",
"*ṣōʾnəḵā*": "common noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your flock",
"*ʾešmōr*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will keep"
},
"variants": {
"*məʾûmāh*": "anything/something/at all",
"*ʾāšûḇāh*": "I will return/I will again/I will continue to",
"*ʾerʿeh*": "I will feed/I will tend/I will shepherd",
"*ʾešmōr*": "I will keep/I will watch over/I will guard"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Genesis.30.32",
"source": "אֽ͏ֶעֱבֹ֨ר בְּכָל־צֹֽאנְךָ֜ הַיּ֗וֹם הָסֵ֨ר מִשָּׁ֜ם כָּל־שֶׂ֣ה ׀ נָקֹ֣ד וְטָל֗וּא וְכָל־שֶׂה־חוּם֙ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים וְטָל֥וּא וְנָקֹ֖ד בָּעִזִּ֑ים וְהָיָ֖ה שְׂכָרִֽי׃",
"text": "*ʾeʿĕḇōr* *bə-ḵāl*-*ṣōʾnəḵā* *hay-yôm* *hāsēr* *miš-šām* *kāl*-*śeh* *nāqōḏ* *wə-ṭālûʾ* *wə-ḵāl*-*śeh*-*ḥûm* *bak-kəśāḇîm* *wə-ṭālûʾ* *wə-nāqōḏ* *bā-ʿizzîm* *wə-hāyāh* *śəḵārî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾeʿĕḇōr*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will pass through",
"*bə-ḵāl*": "preposition + noun construct - through all",
"*ṣōʾnəḵā*": "common noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your flock",
"*hay-yôm*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - today",
"*hāsēr*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular - remove",
"*miš-šām*": "preposition + adverb - from there",
"*kāl*": "noun construct - every",
"*śeh*": "common noun, masculine singular - lamb/sheep",
"*nāqōḏ*": "adjective, masculine singular - speckled",
"*wə-ṭālûʾ*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and spotted",
"*wə-ḵāl*": "conjunction + noun construct - and every",
"*śeh*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - lamb of",
"*ḥûm*": "adjective, masculine singular - brown/dark",
"*bak-kəśāḇîm*": "preposition + definite article + common noun, masculine plural - among the sheep",
"*wə-ṭālûʾ*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and spotted",
"*wə-nāqōḏ*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and speckled",
"*bā-ʿizzîm*": "preposition + definite article + common noun, feminine plural - among the goats",
"*wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it shall be",
"*śəḵārî*": "common noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my wages"
},
"variants": {
"*nāqōḏ*": "speckled/spotted/marked with points",
"*ṭālûʾ*": "spotted/patched/having spots like pieces sewed on",
"*ḥûm*": "brown/dark-colored/black",
"*kəśāḇîm*": "sheep/lambs/young sheep",
"*ʿizzîm*": "goats/she-goats"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Genesis.30.33",
"source": "וְעָֽנְתָה־בִּ֤י צִדְקָתִי֙ בְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֔ר כִּֽי־תָב֥וֹא עַל־שְׂכָרִ֖י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־אֵינֶנּוּ֩ נָקֹ֨ד וְטָל֜וּא בָּֽעִזִּ֗ים וְחוּם֙ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים גָּנ֥וּב ה֖וּא אִתִּֽי׃",
"text": "*wə-ʿānəṯāh*-*bî* *ṣiḏqāṯî* *bə-yôm* *māḥār* *kî*-*ṯāḇôʾ* *ʿal*-*śəḵārî* *lə-p̄āneykā* *kōl* *ʾăšer*-*ʾênennû* *nāqōḏ* *wə-ṭālûʾ* *bā-ʿizzîm* *wə-ḥûm* *bak-kəśāḇîm* *gānûḇ* *hûʾ* *ʾittî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿānəṯāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - and will testify",
"*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - for me",
"*ṣiḏqāṯî*": "common noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my righteousness",
"*bə-yôm*": "preposition + common noun, masculine singular construct - in the day of",
"*māḥār*": "adverb - tomorrow/in time to come",
"*kî*": "conjunction - when",
"*ṯāḇôʾ*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you come",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - concerning",
"*śəḵārî*": "common noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my wages",
"*lə-p̄āneykā*": "preposition + common noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you",
"*kōl*": "noun construct - every",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that which",
"*ʾênennû*": "particle of negation with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - is not",
"*nāqōḏ*": "adjective, masculine singular - speckled",
"*wə-ṭālûʾ*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and spotted",
"*bā-ʿizzîm*": "preposition + definite article + common noun, feminine plural - among the goats",
"*wə-ḥûm*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and brown/dark",
"*bak-kəśāḇîm*": "preposition + definite article + common noun, masculine plural - among the sheep",
"*gānûḇ*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - stolen",
"*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun 3rd person masculine singular - it is",
"*ʾittî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - with me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿānəṯāh*": "will testify/will answer/will witness",
"*ṣiḏqāṯî*": "my righteousness/my honesty/my integrity",
"*māḥār*": "tomorrow/in time to come/in the future",
"*gānûḇ*": "stolen/considered stolen/counted as theft"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "Genesis.30.34",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָבָ֖ן הֵ֑ן ל֖וּ יְהִ֥י כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *Lāḇān* *hēn* *lû* *yəhî* *ḵiḏḇāreḵā*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and said",
"*Lāḇān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban",
"*hēn*": "interjection - behold/yes",
"*lû*": "particle expressing wish - would that",
"*yəhî*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - may it be",
"*ḵiḏḇāreḵā*": "preposition + common noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - according to your word"
},
"variants": {
"*hēn*": "behold/yes/indeed",
"*lû*": "would that/if only/O that",
"*ḵiḏḇāreḵā*": "according to your word/as you have said"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "Genesis.30.35",
"source": "וַיָּ֣סַר בַּיּוֹם֩ הַה֨וּא אֶת־הַתְּיָשִׁ֜ים הָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣ים וְהַטְּלֻאִ֗ים וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הֽ͏ָעִזִּים֙ הַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹת וְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔ת כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־לָבָן֙ בּ֔וֹ וְכָל־ח֖וּם בַּכְּשָׂבִ֑ים וַיִּתֵּ֖ן בְּיַד־בָּנָֽיו׃",
"text": "*wə-yāsar* *bay-yôm* *ha-hûʾ* *ʾet*-*hat-təyāšîm* *hāʿăqūddîm* *wə-haṭ-ṭəlūʾîm* *wə-ʾēt* *kāl*-*hā-ʿizzîm* *han-nəqūddôṯ* *wə-haṭ-ṭəlūʾōṯ* *kōl* *ʾăšer*-*lāḇān* *bô* *wə-ḵāl*-*ḥûm* *bak-kəśāḇîm* *wə-yittēn* *bə-yaḏ*-*bānāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāsar*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he removed",
"*bay-yôm*": "preposition + definite article + common noun, masculine singular - in the day",
"*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*hat-təyāšîm*": "definite article + common noun, masculine plural - the he-goats",
"*hāʿăqūddîm*": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the striped/ringstraked",
"*wə-haṭ-ṭəlūʾîm*": "conjunction + definite article + adjective, masculine plural - and the spotted",
"*wə-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*kāl*": "noun construct - all",
"*hā-ʿizzîm*": "definite article + common noun, feminine plural - the female goats",
"*han-nəqūddôṯ*": "definite article + adjective, feminine plural - the speckled",
"*wə-haṭ-ṭəlūʾōṯ*": "conjunction + definite article + adjective, feminine plural - and the spotted",
"*kōl*": "noun construct - all",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that which",
"*lāḇān*": "adjective, masculine singular - white",
"*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in it",
"*wə-ḵāl*": "conjunction + noun construct - and all",
"*ḥûm*": "adjective, masculine singular - brown/dark",
"*bak-kəśāḇîm*": "preposition + definite article + common noun, masculine plural - among the sheep",
"*wə-yittēn*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and gave",
"*bə-yaḏ*": "preposition + common noun, feminine singular construct - in the hand of",
"*bānāyw*": "common noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sons"
},
"variants": {
"*təyāšîm*": "he-goats/male goats",
"*ʿăqūddîm*": "striped/ringstraked/banded",
"*nəqūddôṯ*": "speckled/marked with points",
"*ṭəlūʾîm*": "spotted/patched/having spots like pieces sewed on",
"*lāḇān*": "white/whiteness [note: also a play on Laban's name meaning 'white']"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "Genesis.30.36",
"source": "וַיָּ֗שֶׂם דֶּ֚רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים בֵּינ֖וֹ וּבֵ֣ין יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְיַעֲקֹ֗ב רֹעֶ֛ה אֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן הַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃",
"text": "*wə-yāśem* *dereḵ* *šəlōšeṯ* *yāmîm* *bênô* *û-ḇên* *Yaʿăqōḇ* *wə-Yaʿăqōḇ* *rōʿeh* *ʾet*-*ṣōʾn* *Lāḇān* *han-nôṯārōṯ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāśem*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular apocopated - and he put",
"*dereḵ*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - journey of",
"*šəlōšeṯ*": "number, feminine singular construct - three of",
"*yāmîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - days",
"*bênô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - between him",
"*û-ḇên*": "conjunction + preposition - and between",
"*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine - Jacob",
"*wə-Yaʿăqōḇ*": "conjunction + proper noun, masculine - and Jacob",
"*rōʿeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - was feeding/tending",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ṣōʾn*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - flock of",
"*Lāḇān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban",
"*han-nôṯārōṯ*": "definite article + niphal participle feminine plural - the remaining"
},
"variants": {
"*dereḵ*": "journey/way/distance",
"*rōʿeh*": "feeding/tending/shepherding",
"*nôṯārōṯ*": "remaining/left over/that remained"
}
}
37 {
"verseID": "Genesis.30.37",
"source": "וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ל֣וֹ יַעֲקֹ֗ב מַקַּ֥ל לִבְנֶ֛ה לַ֖ח וְל֣וּז וְעֶרְמ֑וֹן וַיְפַצֵּ֤ל בָּהֵן֙ פְּצָל֣וֹת לְבָנ֔וֹת מַחְשֹׂף֙ הַלָּבָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqqaḥ*-to-him *yaʿăqōb* *maqqal* *libneh* *laḥ* and-*lûz* and-*ʿermôn* and-*yəpaṣṣēl* in-them *pəṣālôt* *ləbānôt* *maḥśōp* the-*lābān* which upon-the-*maqqəlôt*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular from *lqḥ* - he took",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob",
"*maqqal*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - rod/stick of",
"*libneh*": "common noun, masculine - poplar",
"*laḥ*": "adjective, masculine singular - fresh/moist/green",
"*lûz*": "common noun, masculine - almond/hazel",
"*ʿermôn*": "common noun, masculine - plane tree/chestnut",
"*yəpaṣṣēl*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular from *pṣl* - he peeled",
"*pəṣālôt*": "common noun, feminine plural construct - stripes/peels of",
"*ləbānôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - white",
"*maḥśōp*": "noun, masculine singular construct - exposure/laying bare of",
"*lābān*": "adjective with definite article, masculine singular - the white",
"*maqqəlôt*": "common noun with definite article, feminine plural - the rods/sticks"
},
"variants": {
"*libneh*": "poplar/storax tree",
"*lûz*": "hazel/almond tree",
"*ʿermôn*": "plane tree/chestnut",
"*maḥśōp*": "exposing/uncovering/laying bare",
"*pəṣālôt*": "stripes/peeled places"
}
}