Genesis
Genesis 29:15
15Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laban | לָבָן֙ | lā·ḇān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3837 Laban |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב | lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| Just because | הֲכִי־ | hă·ḵî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you are | אַ֔תָּה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| my relative | אָחִ֣י | ’ā·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
| should you work | וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי | wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·ta·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5647 work, serve |
| for nothing | חִנָּ֑ם | ḥin·nām | Adverb | H2600 out of favour |
| Tell | הַגִּ֥ידָה | hag·gî·ḏāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| me | לִּ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| your wages should be | מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃ | maś·kur·te·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4909 wages |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.