Genesis 29:19
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָבָן
Lâbân
Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
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