28 {
"verseID": "Genesis.30.28",
"source": "וַיֹּאמַ֑ר נָקְבָ֧ה שְׂכָרְךָ֛ עָלַ֖י וְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmar* *nāqḇāh* *śəḵārḵā* *ʿālay* *wə-ʾettēnāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*nāqḇāh*": "qal imperative masculine singular - specify/name",
"*śəḵārḵā*": "common noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wages",
"*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me/upon me",
"*wə-ʾettēnāh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will give it"
},
"variants": {
"*nāqḇāh*": "specify/name/designate",
"*śəḵārḵā*": "your wages/your payment/your hire"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Genesis.30.29",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתָּ אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה מִקְנְךָ֖ אִתִּֽי׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʾēlāyw* *ʾattāh* *yāḏaʿtā* *ʾēt* *ʾăšer* *ʿăḇaḏtîḵā* *wə-ʾēt* *ʾăšer*-*hāyāh* *miqnəḵā* *ʾittî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ʾattāh*": "personal pronoun 2nd person masculine singular - you",
"*yāḏaʿtā*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you know",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - how",
"*ʿăḇaḏtîḵā*": "qal perfect 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have served you",
"*wə-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - what/that which",
"*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has become",
"*miqnəḵā*": "common noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your cattle",
"*ʾittî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - with me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăḇaḏtîḵā*": "I have served you/I have worked for you/I have labored for you",
"*miqnəḵā*": "your cattle/your livestock/your possessions"
}
}
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']"
}
}