Genesis 29:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.”
Genesis 29:26 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 29:2610 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לָבָןlāvānLaban
לֹאlōʾNot
יֵעָשֶׂהyēʿāśehDo
כֵןḵēnSet upright
בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּbiməqwōmēnûIn standing
לָתֵתlātētTo give
הַצְּעִירָהhaṣəʿîrāhThe little
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
הַבְּכִירָהhabəḵîrāhThe eldest
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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