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Genesis 29:16 — King James Version← Study notes

And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.


Genesis 29:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 29:169 words
וּלְלָבָןûləlāvānAnd to Laban
שְׁתֵּיšətêTwo
בָנוֹתvānwōtDaughter
שֵׁםšēmAppellation
הַגְּדֹלָהhagədōlāhThe great
לֵאָהlēʾāhLeah
וְשֵׁםwəšēmAnd appellation
הַקְּטַנָּהhaqəṭanāhThe abbreviated
רָחֵלrāḥēlRachel
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וּלְלָבָןûləlāvānAnd to Laban
שְׁתֵּיšətêTwo
בָנוֹתvānwōtDaughter
שֵׁםšēmAppellation
הַגְּדֹלָהhagədōlāhThe great
לֵאָהlēʾāhLeah
וְשֵׁםwəšēmAnd appellation
הַקְּטַנָּהhaqəṭanāhThe abbreviated
רָחֵלrāḥēlRachel

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