Genesis
Genesis 30:31–32
31“What can I give you?” Laban asked.
“You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks. 32Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. These will be my wages.
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Genesis 30:31
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מָ֣ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can I give | אֶתֶּן־ | ’et·ten- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לָ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| Laban asked | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You do not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| need to give | תִתֶּן־ | ṯit·ten- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| me | לִ֣י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| anything | מְא֔וּמָה | mə·’ū·māh | Noun - masculine singular | H3972 anything |
| Jacob replied | יַעֲקֹב֙ | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you do | תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ | ta·‘ă·śeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| this | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| one thing | הַדָּבָ֣ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| for me | לִּי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| I will keep on | אָשׁ֛וּבָה | ’ā·šū·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| shepherding | אֶרְעֶ֥ה | ’er·‘eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| and keeping | אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃ | ’eš·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| your flocks | צֹֽאנְךָ֖ | ṣō·nə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
Genesis 30:32
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let me go | אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר | ’e·‘ĕ·ḇōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| through all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your flocks | צֹֽאנְךָ֜ | ṣō·nə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| today | הַיּ֗וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| and remove | הָסֵ֨ר | hā·sêr | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H5493 turn aside |
| from them | מִשָּׁ֜ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| speckled | נָקֹ֣ד | nā·qōḏ | Adjective - masculine singular | H5348 speckled |
| or spotted | וְטָל֗וּא | wə·ṭā·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H2921 patch, spot |
| sheep | שֶׂ֣ה׀ | śeh | Noun - masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
| every | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| dark-colored | חוּם֙ | ḥūm | Adjective - masculine singular | H2345 darkened, dark brown or black |
| lamb | בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים | bak·kə·śā·ḇîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3775 lamb |
| and every spotted | וְטָל֥וּא | wə·ṭā·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H2921 patch, spot |
| or speckled | וְנָקֹ֖ד | wə·nā·qōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H5348 speckled |
| goat | בָּעִזִּ֑ים | bā·‘iz·zîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5795 she-goat |
| These will be | וְהָיָ֖ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| my wages | שְׂכָרִֽי׃ | śə·ḵā·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7939 hire, wages |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 30:31 Psalm 118:8 · Hebrews 13:5 · 2 Samuel 21:4–6
Genesis 30:32 Genesis 31:8 · Genesis 31:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.