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וַיִּתֵּ֤ןvayitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָבָן֙lavanLabanלָבָןnoun, proper name — “Laban”H3837Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the DesertLaban.לָ֔הּlahtoלָ֔הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toאֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).זִלְפָּ֖הzilpahZilpahזִלְפָּהnoun, proper name — “Zilpah”H2153Zilpah, Leah's maidZilpah.שִׁפְחָת֑וֹshifchatvomaidשִׁפְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “maid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8198a female slave (as a member of the household)(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.לְלֵאָ֥הleleahto Leahלֵאָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Leah”H3812Leah, a wife of JacobLeah.בִתּ֖וֹvitvodaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.שִׁפְחָֽהshifchahmaidשִׁפְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “maid”, the ordinary formH8198a female slave (as a member of the household)(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.
Young’s Literal Translation
and Laban giveth to her Zilpah, his maid-servant, to Leah his daughter, a maid-servant.
World English Bible
Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
Darby Translation
And Laban gave to her Zilpah, his maidservant, to be maidservant to Leah his daughter.
Douay-Rheims
Giving his daughter a handmaid, named Zelpha. Now when Jacob had gone in to her according to custom when morning was come he saw it was Lia:
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
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