Genesis 29:25 KJV

And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

  • LeahStarts here · next Genesis 30:14 · 7 links
  • Deceit (1)See the chain from Psalms 36:3 · 5 links

Cross References

  • Genesis 12:18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
  • Genesis 27:35–36 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. …
  • Judges 1:7 And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
  • Proverbs 11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
  • Matthew 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

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Topics

  • Betrothal Of Jacob
  • Children Instance of, Leah and Rachel
  • Contracts Violated
  • Covetousness In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel
  • Dishonesty Laban’s treatment of Jacob

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • LeahWeary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel (Gen 29:16). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father (Gen 29:23)....
  • LabanWhite. (1.) The son of Bethuel, who was the son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. He lived at Haran in Mesopotamia. His sister Rebekah was...
  • RachelEwe, “the daughter”, “the somewhat petulant, peevish, and self-willed though beautiful younger daughter” of Laban, and one of Jacob’s...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And it came to pass, that in the morning וַיְהִי wayhî Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and בַבֹּקֶר babbōqer בֹּקֶר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • behold, it was Leah וְהִנֵּה wĕhinnê Demonstrative · with and הִוא hiwʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular לֵאָה lēʾâ לֵאָה Proper name
  • and he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • to Laban לָבָן lābān לָבָן Proper name
  • What is this thou hast done מַה mah Interrogative זֹּאת zōʾt Pronoun עָשִׂיתָ ʿāśîtā עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular עִמָּךְ ʿimmāk Preposition · with suffix: second person feminine singular וְלָמָּה wĕlāmmâ Interrogative · with and, preposition
  • unto me? did not I serve אֶל ʾel Preposition לִּי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular הֲלֹא hălōʾ Negative · with question עָבַדְתִּי ʿābadtî עָבַד Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
  • with thee for Rachel בְרָחֵל bĕrāḥēl רָחֵל Proper name · with preposition
  • wherefore then hast thou beguiled רִמִּיתָנִי rimmîtānî רָמָה Verb · piel perfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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