Genesis 29:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now Labanוּלְלָבָ֖ן
(u·le·la·van)
3837a: father-in-law of Jacobfrom laben
had twoשְׁתֵּ֣י
(she·tei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
daughters;בָנֹ֑ות
(va·no·vt;)
1323: daughterfrom ben
the nameשֵׁ֤ם
(shem)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
of the olderהַגְּדֹלָה֙
(hag·ge·do·lah)
1419: greatfrom gadal
was Leah,לֵאָ֔ה
(le·'ah,)
3812: "weary," a wife of Jacobfrom laah
and the nameוְשֵׁ֥ם
(ve·shem)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
of the youngerהַקְּטַנָּ֖ה
(hak·ke·tan·nah)
6996a: small, young, unimportantfrom qaton
was Rachel.רָחֵֽל׃
(ra·chel.)
7354: a wife of Jacobfrom the same as rachel


















KJV Lexicon
And Laban
Laban  (law-bawn')
Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert -- Laban.
had two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the elder
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
was Leah
Le'ah  (lay-aw')
weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob -- Leah.
and the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the younger
qatan  (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
was Rachel
Rachel  (raw-khale')
Rachel, a wife of Jacob -- Rachel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

King James Bible
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Laban had two daughters: the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

International Standard Version
Now Laban happened to have two daughters. The older one was named Leah and the younger was named Rachel.

NET Bible
(Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Laban had two daughters. The name of the older one was Leah, and the name of the younger one was Rachel.

King James 2000 Bible
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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