Genesis 30:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
cameוַיָּבֹ֨א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
in the evening,בָּעֶרֶב֒
(ba·'e·rev)
6153: eveningfrom an unused word
then Leahלֵאָ֜ה
(le·'ah)
3812: "weary," a wife of Jacobfrom laah
wentוַתֵּצֵ֨א
(vat·te·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out to meet 
 
7122: to encounter, befalla prim. root
him and said,וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"You must comeתָּבֹ֔וא
(ta·vo·v,)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in to me, for I have surelyשָׂכֹ֣ר
(sa·chor)
7936: to hirea prim. root
hiredשְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָ
(se·char·ti·cha,)
7936: to hirea prim. root
you with my son'sבְּנִ֑י
(be·ni;)
1121: sona prim. root
mandrakes."בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י
(be·du·da·'ei)
1736: mandrakefrom the same as dod
So he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב
(vai·yish·kav)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
with her that night.בַּלַּ֥יְלָה
(bal·lay·lah)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
out of the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
in the evening
`ereb  (eh'-reb)
dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.
and Leah
Le'ah  (lay-aw')
weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob -- Leah.
went out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
to meet
qir'ah  (keer-aw')
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) -- against (he come), help, meet, seek, to, in the way.
him and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thou must come in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto me for surely
sakar  (saw-kar')
to hire -- earn wages, hire (out self), reward, surely.
I have hired
sakar  (saw-kar')
to hire -- earn wages, hire (out self), reward, surely.
thee with my son's
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
mandrakes
duwday  (doo-dah'-ee)
a boiler or basket; also the mandrake (as an aphrodisiac) -- basket, mandrake.
And he lay
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
with her that night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, then Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son's mandrakes." So he lay with her that night.

King James Bible
And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son's mandrakes." So Jacob slept with her that night.

International Standard Version
When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went to meet him and told him, "You're having sex with me tonight. I traded my son's mandrakes for you!" So he slept with her that night.

NET Bible
When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must sleep with me because I have paid for your services with my son's mandrakes." So he had marital relations with her that night.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As Jacob was coming in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. "You are to sleep with me," she said. "You are my reward for my son's mandrakes." So he went to bed with her that night.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, You must come in unto me; for surely I have hired you with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
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