Genesis
Genesis 30:26
26Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Give | תְּנָ֞ה | tə·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| my wives | נָשַׁ֣י | nā·šay | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| children | יְלָדַ֗י | yə·lā·ḏay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| for whom | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have served you | עָבַ֧דְתִּי | ‘ā·ḇaḏ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5647 work, serve |
| that I may go on my way | וְאֵלֵ֑כָה | wə·’ê·lê·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| You | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| know | יָדַ֔עְתָּ | yā·ḏa‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| how | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| hard I have worked | עֲבֹדָתִ֖י | ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5656 labour, service |
| for you | עֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃ | ‘ă·ḇaḏ·tî·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
Cross-references
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Hosea 12:12 · Genesis 29:30 · Genesis 31:31 · Genesis 31:6 · Genesis 31:38–41 · Genesis 29:19–20 · Genesis 31:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.