Genesis 30:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 30:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֗הּ
הַמְעַט֙
mᵉʻaṭ
H4592
few
קַחְתֵּ֣ךְ
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִישִׁ֔י
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְלָקַ֕חַת
lâqach
H3947
to take
גַּ֥ם
gam
H1571
also
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דּוּדָאֵ֖י
dûwday
H1736
mandrake
בְּנִ֑י
bên
H1121
son
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
רָחֵ֗ל
Râchêl
H7354
Rachel
לָכֵן֙
kên
H3651
thus
יִשְׁכַּ֤ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
עִמָּךְ֙
ʻim
H5973
with
הַלַּ֔יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
תַּ֖חַת
tachath
H8478
under
דּוּדָאֵ֥י
dûwday
H1736
mandrake
בְנֵֽךְ
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
She said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes, also?" Rachel said, "Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes."
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King James Version Public Domain
And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But she said to her, “Is it a small matter you have taken my husband? And would you also take my son’s mandrakes?” Then Rachel said, “Therefore he may lie with you tonight for your son’s mandrakes.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).