Genesis 29:26 Go deeper

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 29:26 word 1

לָבָ֔ןla.VanLaban

Lemma: לָבָן (la.van) · Strong's: H3837A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Laban

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 24:29, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 25:20, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 28:2, Genesis 28:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3837A; TAHOT Genesis 29:26 word 2

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 29:26 word 3

יֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.Sehit is done

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 29:26 word 4

כֵ֖ןkhenthus

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 29:26 word 5

בִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּbim.ko.Me.nuin place our

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Genesis 29:26 word 6

לָתֵ֥תla.Tetto give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414O

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to give: give(marriage)

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 29:27, Genesis 29:28, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 34:9, Genesis 34:16, Genesis 34:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414O; TAHOT Genesis 29:26 word 7

הַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.Rahthe young

Lemma: צָעִיר (tsa.ir) · Strong's: H6810

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: little

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 19:31, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 43:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6810; TAHOT Genesis 29:26 word 8

לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 29:26 word 9

הַבְּכִירָֽה\׃ha.be.khi.Rahthe firstborn

Lemma: בְּכִירָה (be.khi.rah) · Strong's: H1067

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: firstborn

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 19:31, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:37, 1 Samuel 14:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1067; TAHOT Genesis 29:26 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Laban	→	לָבָן H3837A Laban
replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
It is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
our custom	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
. . .	→	כֵּן H3651C so
here	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
to give the younger daughter	→	צָעִיר H6810 little
in marriage	→	נָתַן H5414O to give: give(marriage)
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the older	→	בְּכִירָה H1067 firstborn

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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