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Genesis 30:16

When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.
Genesis 30:16
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּבֹ֨א יַעֲקֹ֣ב מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה֮ בָּעֶרֶב֒ וַתֵּצֵ֨א לֵאָ֜ה לִקְרָאת֗וֹ וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֵלַ֣י תָּב֔וֹא כִּ֚י שָׂכֹ֣ר שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָ בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י בְּנִ֑י וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב עִמָּ֖הּ בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הֽוּא׃

  1. וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'“and he came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. יַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  3. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  4. הַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.Deh“the field”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  5. בָּעֶרֶב֒ba.'e.Rev“in the evening”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫רֶב · “evening” · Strong's H6153
  6. וַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'“and she went out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  7. לֵאָ֜הle.'Ah“Leah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from לֵאָה · “Leah” · Strong's H3812
  8. לִקְרָאת֗וֹlik.ra.To“to meet him”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “meet” · Strong's H7122G
  9. וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.mer“and she said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. אֵלַ֣י'e.Lai“into me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. תָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'“you will come”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  12. כִּ֚יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. שָׂכֹ֣רsa.Khor“certainly <to hire>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from שָׂכַר · “to hire” · Strong's H7936B
  14. שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָse.khar.Ti.kha“I have hired you”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂכַר · “to hire” · Strong's H7936B
  15. בְּדוּדָאֵ֖יbe.du.da.'Ei“for [the] mandrakes of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from דּוּדַי · “mandrake” · Strong's H1736
  16. בְּנִ֑יbe.Ni“son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  17. וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.Kav“and he lay”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַב · “have sex” · Strong's H7901I
  18. עִמָּ֖הּ'i.Mah“with her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  19. בַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lah“in the night”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  20. הֽוּא׃Hu'“that”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)