KJV King James Version
And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
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Genesis 30:16
And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.
WEB World English Bible
Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, “You must come in to me; for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” He lay with her that night.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jacob cometh in from the field at evening; and Leah goeth to meet him, and saith, ‘Unto me dost thou come in, for hiring I have hired thee with my son’s love-apples;’ and he lieth with her during that night.
Surrounding context — Genesis 30
13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
14 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.
15 And she said unto her, [Is it] a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.
16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
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וַיָּבֹ֨אH935 · boto come (in): comeיַעֲקֹ֣בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobמִן־H4480 · minfromהַשָּׂדֶה֮H7704 · sa.daySirionבָּעֶרֶב֒H6153 · e.reveveningוַתֵּצֵ֨אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeלֵאָ֜הH3812 · le.ahLeahלִקְרָאת֗וֹH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayאֵלַ֣יH413 · elto(wards)תָּב֔וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeכִּ֚יH3588 · kiforשָׂכֹ֣רH7936 · sa.kharto hireשְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָH7936 · sa.kharto hireבְּדוּדָאֵ֖יH1736 · du.daymandrakeבְּנִ֑יH1121 · benson: childוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בH7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downעִמָּ֖הּH5973 · imwithבַּלַּ֥יְלָהH3915 · lay.lahnightהֽוּא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
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