Genesis

Genesis 30:16

¹⁶When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֣ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
came in	וַיָּבֹ֨א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the field	הַשָּׂדֶה֮	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
that evening	בָּעֶרֶב֒	bā·‘e·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
Leah	לֵאָ֜ה	lê·’āh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3812 Leah
went out	וַתֵּצֵ֨א	wat·tê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
to meet him	לִקְרָאת֗וֹ	liq·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7122 encounter, befall
and said	וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
You must come	תָּב֔וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with me	אֵלַ֣י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
for	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have hired you	שָׂכֹ֣ר	śā·ḵōr	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7936 hire
with my son’s	בְּנִ֑י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
mandrakes	בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י	bə·ḏū·ḏā·’ê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1736 mandrake
So	וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	way·yiš·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with her	עִמָּ֖הּ	‘im·māh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5973 with
that	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
night	בַּלַּ֥יְלָה	bal·lay·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.