Genesis 30:31 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:”
Genesis 30:31 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 30:3119 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
מָהmāhWhat?
אֶתֶּןʾetenGive
לָךְlāḵəTo
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
לֹאlōʾNot
תִתֶּןtitenGive
לִיlîTo
מְאוּמָהməʾûmāhSpeck
אִםʾimLo!
תַּעֲשֶׂהtaʿăśehDo
לִּיlîTo
הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word
הַזֶּהhazehThe this
אָשׁוּבָהʾāšûvāhTurn
אֶרְעֶהʾerəʿehTend
צֹאנְךָṣōʾnəḵāFlock
אֶשְׁמֹרʾešəmōrHedge
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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