Genesis 46:25

These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.
Genesis 46:25
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Original language (Hebrew)

אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י בִלְהָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן לָבָ֖ן לְרָחֵ֣ל בִּתּ֑וֹ וַתֵּ֧לֶד אֶת־אֵ֛לֶּה לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ שִׁבְעָֽה׃

  1. אֵ֚לֶּה'E.leh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  2. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[were] [the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  3. בִלְהָ֔הvil.Hah“Bilhah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from בִּלְהָה · “Bilhah” · Strong's H1090A
  4. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. נָתַ֥ןna.Tan“he had given”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  6. לָבָ֖ןla.Van“Laban”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from לָבָן · “Laban” · Strong's H3837A
  7. לְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.Chel“to Rachel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a woman · from רָחֵל · “Rachel” · Strong's H7354
  8. בִּתּ֑וֹbi.To“daughter his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  9. וַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.led“and she had borne”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. אֵ֛לֶּה'E.leh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  12. לְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.Ko“to Jacob”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  13. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  14. נֶ֥פֶשׁNe.fesh“person”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “person” · Strong's H5315J
  15. שִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'Ah“[was] seven”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)