Genesis
Genesis 29:32
32And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben,b for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
Footnotes
- b 29:32 Reuben means Look, a son and also sounds like the Hebrew for He has seen my misery.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Leah | לֵאָה֙ | lê·’āh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3812 Leah |
| conceived | וַתַּ֤הַר | wat·ta·har | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2029 conceive, become pregnant |
| and gave birth to | וַתֵּ֣לֶד | wat·tê·leḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| a son | בֵּ֔ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and she named him | וַתִּקְרָ֥א | wat·tiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Reuben | רְאוּבֵ֑ן | rə·’ū·ḇên | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7205 Reuben |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| she said | אָֽמְרָ֗ה | ’ā·mə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has seen | רָאָ֤ה | rā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| my affliction | בְּעָנְיִ֔י | bə·‘ān·yî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6040 affliction, poverty |
| Surely | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| my husband | אִישִֽׁי׃ | ’î·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H376 man |
| will love me | יֶאֱהָבַ֥נִי | ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇa·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H157 love |
| now | עַתָּ֖ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 26:7 · Exodus 3:7 · Exodus 4:31 · Genesis 42:22 · 2 Samuel 16:12 · Psalm 106:44 · Genesis 46:8–9 · Psalm 25:18 · Luke 1:25 · 1 Samuel 1:20 · Genesis 42:27 · Genesis 37:21–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.