Genesis

Genesis 29:23

²³But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
evening came	בָעֶ֔רֶב	ḇā·‘e·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
Laban took	וַיִּקַּח֙	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
his daughter	בִתּ֔וֹ	ḇit·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
Leah	לֵאָ֣ה	lê·’āh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3812 Leah
and gave	וַיָּבֵ֥א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
her	אֹתָ֖הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to Jacob	אֵלָ֑יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and he slept with	וַיָּבֹ֖א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine 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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