Genesis 29:24 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.”

Genesis 29:24 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 29:249 words

וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give

לָבָןlāvānLaban

לָהּlāhTo

אֶתʾet—

זִלְפָּהziləpāhZilpah

שִׁפְחָתוֹšip̄əḥātwōFemale slave

לְלֵאָהləlēʾāhTo Leah

בִתּוֹvitwōDaughter

שִׁפְחָהšip̄əḥāhFemale slave

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give

לָבָןlāvānLaban

לָהּlāhTo

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

זִלְפָּהziləpāhZilpah

שִׁפְחָתוֹšip̄əḥātwōFemale slave

לְלֵאָהləlēʾāhTo Leah

בִתּוֹvitwōDaughter

שִׁפְחָהšip̄əḥāhFemale slave

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