Genesis
Genesis 30:31
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Psalm 118:8 · Hebrews 13:5 · 2 Samuel 21:4–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.