Genesis 30:14 KJV
And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
Thou and Ye
- thee, thy 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
- Rachel beareth JosephThe desire, good in itself, but often too great and irregular, of being the mother of the promised Seed, with the honour of having many children, and the...
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Cross References
- Song of Solomon 7:13 The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
- Genesis 25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
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Topics
- Emulation In Jacob’s household
- Family Of Jacob, the bigamic jealousy between Leah and Rachel
- Jacob Descendants of Jacob
- Mandrake General scriptures concerning Mandrake
- Polygamy In Jacob’s family
- Reuben Brings mandrakes (an aphrodisiac) to his mother
- Women Leah, in her imitation of Rachel in the matter of children
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1836–1689 BC · Jacob
Bible Dictionary
- ReubenBehold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen 29:32). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen 35:22, brought down upon him his...
- 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)....
- 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 Reuben רְאוּבֵן rĕʾwwbēn רְאוּבֵן Proper name
- went in וַיֵּלֶךְ wayyēlek יָלַךְ Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the days בִּימֵי bîmê יוֹם Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
- of wheat חִטִּים ḥiṭṭîm חִטָּה Noun · feminine plural
- harvest קְצִיר qĕṣîr קָצִיר Noun · masculine singular construct
- and found וַיִּמְצָא wayyimṣāʾ מָצָא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- mandrakes דוּדָאִים dûdāʾîm דּוּדַי Noun · masculine plural
- in the field בַּשָּׂדֶה baśśādê שָׂדֶה Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- and brought וַיָּבֵא wayyābēʾ בּוֹא Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- them unto his mother אֹתָם ʾōtām Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine plural אֶל ʾel Preposition אִמּוֹ ʾimmô אֵם Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular אֶל ʾel Preposition
- Leah לֵאָה lēʾâ לֵאָה Proper name
- Then Rachel רָחֵל rāḥēl רָחֵל Proper name
- said וַתֹּאמֶר wattōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- to Leah לֵאָה lēʾâ לֵאָה Proper name
- Give me תְּנִי tĕnî נָתַן Verb · qal imperative, second person feminine singular
- I pray thee, of thy son's בְּנֵךְ bĕnēk בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person feminine singular
- mandrakes נָא nāʾ Exhortation לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular מִדּוּדָאֵי middûdāʾê דּוּדַי Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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