Genesis 30:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 30:16 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 →
וַיָּבֹ֨א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יַעֲקֹ֣ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַשָּׂדֶה֮
sâdeh
H7704
field
בָּעֶרֶב֒
ʻereb
H6153
evening
וַתֵּצֵ֨א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לֵאָ֜ה
Lêʼâh
H3812
Leah
לִקְרָאת֗וֹ
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלַ֣י
ʼêl
H413
to
תָּב֔וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
שָׂכֹ֣ר
sâkar
H7936
to hire
שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָ
sâkar
H7936
to hire
בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י
dûwday
H1736
mandrake
בְּנִ֑י
bên
H1121
son
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
עִמָּ֖הּ
ʻim
H5973
with
בַּלַּ֥יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, "You must come in to me; for I have surely hired you with my son's mandrakes." He lay with her that night.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come to me, because I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he lay with her during that night,
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