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Genesis 29:26 Interlinear

“said And Laban It must not be so done in our country to give the younger before the firstborn”

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Genesis 29 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	H559	said	to say (used with great latitude)
2	לָבָ֔ן	H3837	And Laban	laban, a place in the desert
3	לֹֽא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
4	יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה	H6213	It must not be so done	to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
5	כֵ֖ן	H3651		properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
6	בִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּ	H4725	in our country	properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
7	לָתֵ֥ת	H5414	to give	to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
8	הַצְּעִירָ֖ה	H6810	the younger	little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble
9	לִפְנֵ֥י	H6440	before	the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
10	הַבְּכִירָֽה׃	H1067	the firstborn	the eldest daughter

Genesis 29:26 (current)said And Laban It must not be so done in our country to give the younger before the firstborn