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Genesis 30:16
New English Translation
Genesis 30:16
New English Translation
16 When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must sleep[a] with me because I have paid for your services[b] with my son’s mandrakes.” So he went to bed with[c] her that night.
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- Genesis 30:16 tn Heb “must come to me.” The imperfect verbal form has an obligatory nuance here. The expression בּוֹא אֶל (boʾ ʾel) means “come to” or “approach,” but is also used as a euphemism for sexual relations.
- Genesis 30:16 tn Heb “I have surely hired.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verbal form for emphasis. The name Issachar (see v. 18) seems to be related to this expression.
- Genesis 30:16 tn Heb “lay down with.” See note at v. 15.
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