Genesis 29:26
Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
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ASV
And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.
KJV
And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| לָבָ֔ן | la.Van | Laban | H3837 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה | ye.'a.Seh | it is done | H6213 → |
| כֵ֖ן | khen | thus | H3651 → |
| בִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּ | bim.ko.Me.nu | in place our | H4725 → |
| לָתֵ֥ת | la.Tet | to give | H5414 → |
| הַצְּעִירָ֖ה | ha.tze.'i.Rah | the young | H6810 → |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lif.Nei | <to> before | H6440 → |
| הַבְּכִירָֽה׃ | ha.be.khi.Rah | the firstborn | H1067 → |
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