Genesis 29:16 BSB — MannaFest

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9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּלְלָבָ֖ן	u.le.la.Van	and [belonged] to Laban	H3837 →
שְׁתֵּ֣י	she.Tei	two	H8147 →
בָנ֑וֹת	va.Not	daughters	H1323 →
שֵׁ֤ם	shem	[the] name of	H8034 →
הַגְּדֹלָה֙	ha.ge.do.Lah	the old [one]	H1419 →
לֵאָ֔ה	le.'Ah	[was] Leah	H3812 →
וְשֵׁ֥ם	ve.Shem	and [the] name of	H8034 →
הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה	ha.ke.ta.Nah	the young [one]	H6996 →
רָחֵֽל׃	ra.Chel	[was] Rachel	H7354 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Ruth 4:11
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel.…
leads to
- Genesis 29:32
  And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Matthew 2:6
  ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
- Micah 5:2
  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
- Psalms 127:3–5
  Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
- Ruth 1:2
  The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of…
Through
Genesis 49:31
There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.
leads to
- Genesis 25:9
  His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
- Genesis 35:29
  Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Through
Genesis 46:15
These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.
leads to
- Genesis 29:32–35
  And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Ruth 4:11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.Genesis 49:31There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.Genesis 31:4So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were,Genesis 30:19Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.Genesis 46:15These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.Genesis 29:25–32When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.Genesis 29:17Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.Genesis 33:2He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.

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