Genesis
Genesis 29:21
21Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finally Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֤ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Laban | לָבָן֙ | lā·ḇān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3837 Laban |
| Grant | הָבָ֣ה | hā·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3051 give |
| me | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| my wife | אִשְׁתִּ֔י | ’iš·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| my time | יָמָ֑י | yā·māy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H3117 day |
| is complete | מָלְא֖וּ | mā·lə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| and I want to sleep with | וְאָב֖וֹאָה | wə·’ā·ḇō·w·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| her | אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.