genesis_29:29
Genesis 29:29
| Hebrew |
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן לָבָן֙ לְרָחֵ֣ל בִּתּ֔וֹ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( בִּלְהָ֖ה שִׁפְחָת֑וֹ לָ֖הּ לְשִׁפְחָֽה |
| ESV |
(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)
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| NIV |
Laban gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.
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| NLT |
(Laban gave Rachel a servant, Bilhah, to be her maid.)
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| LXX |
ἔδωκεν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. Λαβαν Ραχηλ τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θυγατρὶ αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) Βαλλαν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article παιδίσκην αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) αὐτῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) παιδίσκην |
| KJV |
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
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Genesis 29:28 ← Genesis 29:29 → Genesis 29:30
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