Genesis
Genesis 31:43
43But Laban answered Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Laban | לָבָ֜ן | lā·ḇān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3837 Laban |
| answered | וַיַּ֨עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֗ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| daughters | הַבָּנ֨וֹת | hab·bā·nō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H1323 daughter |
| are my daughters | בְּנֹתַ֜י | bə·nō·ṯay | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H1323 daughter |
| sons | וְהַבָּנִ֤ים | wə·hab·bā·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| my sons | בָּנַי֙ | bā·nay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| and | וְהַצֹּ֣אן | wə·haṣ·ṣōn | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| my flocks | צֹאנִ֔י | ṣō·nî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| Everything | וְכֹ֛ל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| you | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| see | רֹאֶ֖ה | rō·’eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| is | ה֑וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| mine | לִי־ | lî- | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| Yet what | מָֽה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can I do | אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֤ה | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| today | הַיּ֔וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| about these | לָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ | lā·’êl·leh | Preposition-l; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| daughters | וְלִבְנֹתַ֞י | wə·liḇ·nō·ṯay | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H1323 daughter |
| of mine or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| the children | לִבְנֵיהֶ֖ן | liḇ·nê·hen | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H1121 son |
| they have borne | יָלָֽדוּ׃ | yā·lā·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.