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Genesis 29:16 Interlinear

“And Laban had two daughters and the name of the elder was Leah and the name of the younger was Rachel”

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Genesis 29 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וּלְלָבָ֖ן	H3837	And Laban	laban, a place in the desert
2	שְׁתֵּ֣י	H8147	had two	two; also (as ordinal) twofold
3	בָנ֑וֹת	H1323	daughters	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
4	וְשֵׁ֥ם	H8034	and the name	an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
5	הַגְּדֹלָה֙	H1419	of the elder	great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
6	לֵאָ֔ה	H3812	was Leah	leah, a wife of jacob
7	וְשֵׁ֥ם	H8034	and the name	an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
8	הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה	H6996	of the younger	abbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
9	רָחֵֽל׃	H7354	was Rachel	rachel, a wife of jacob

Genesis 29:16 (current)And Laban had two daughters and the name of the elder was Leah and the name of the younger was Rachel