Genesis
Genesis 46:18
18These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah — whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah — sixteen in all.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | אֵ֚לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| are the sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Jacob | לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב | lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| born | וַתֵּ֤לֶד | wat·tê·leḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| to Zilpah | זִלְפָּ֔ה | zil·pāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2153 Zilpah |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Laban | לָבָ֖ן | lā·ḇān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3837 Laban |
| gave | נָתַ֥ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to his daughter | בִתּ֑וֹ | ḇit·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| Leah | לְלֵאָ֣ה | lə·lê·’āh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3812 Leah |
| sixteen | שֵׁ֥שׁ | šêš | Number - feminine singular construct | H8337 six |
| in all | נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | nā·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.