Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.” Young's Literal Translation and her father saith, I certainly said, that thou didst certainly hate her, and I give her to thy companion; is not her sister—the young one—better than she? Let her be, I pray thee, to thee, instead of her.’ King James Bible And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: [is] not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. Hebrew “I was sureוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say you thoroughly hated her,” שָׂנֹ֣א (śā·nō) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 8130: To hate said אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say her father, אָבִ֗יהָ (’ā·ḇî·hā) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1: Father “so I gave וָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה (wā·’et·tə·nen·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set her to one of the men who accompanied you. לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ (lə·mê·rê·‘e·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4828: Friend, companion Is not הֲלֹ֨א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no her younger הַקְּטַנָּה֙ (haq·qə·ṭan·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant sister אֲחֹתָ֤הּ (’ă·ḥō·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister more beautiful טוֹבָ֣ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good than she? מִמֶּ֔נָּה (mim·men·nāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Please נָ֥א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' take תְּהִי־ (tə·hî-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be her instead.” תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃ (taḥ·te·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of |
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