Genesis 30:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.”

Genesis 30:13 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 30:1310 words

וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say

לֵאָהlēʾāhLeah

בְּאָשְׁרִיbəʾāšərîIn happiness

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

אִשְּׁרוּנִיʾišərûnîBe straight

בָּנוֹתbānwōtDaughter

וַתִּקְרָאwatiqərāʾAnd call out to

אֶתʾet—

שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation

אָשֵׁרʾāšērAsher

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say

לֵאָהlēʾāhLeah

בְּאָשְׁרִיbəʾāšərîIn happiness

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

אִשְּׁרוּנִיʾišərûnîBe straight

בָּנוֹתbānwōtDaughter

וַתִּקְרָאwatiqərāʾAnd call out to

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation

אָשֵׁרʾāšērAsher

Explore community notes on Genesis 30:13

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion