Genesis 19:8:12Gen.19.8.W12TAB
לָהֶ֔ן
lahen
“to them”
- Transliteration
- la-HEN
- Extended
- lah-HEHN
- IPA
- /laː.ˈhɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-SU la-HEN
- clause
hi-neh-NA LI she-TE va-NOT a-SHER lo-ya-de-U ISH o-tsi-a-NA e-te-HEN a-lei-KHEM va-a-SU la-HEN ka-TOV be-ei-nei-KHEM
- sentence
hi-neh-NA LI she-TE va-NOT a-SHER lo-ya-de-U ISH o-tsi-a-NA e-te-HEN a-lei-KHEM va-a-SU la-HEN ka-TOV be-ei-nei-KHEM RAK la-a-na-SHIM ha-EL al-ta-a-SU da-VAR ki-al-KEN ba-U be-TSEL ko-ra-TI
Exegesis
The phrase va'asu lahen ka-tov be-eineikhem {וַעֲשׂוּ לָהֶן כַּטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם | wa-ʿă-śû lā-hen ka-ṭôḇ bə-ʿê-nê-ḵem} uses a waw-consecutive perfect for permissive authority and the idiom ‘as is good in your eyes’, granting broad discretion.
In context — Genesis 19:8
Behold, please, I have two daughters who have not known a man . Let me, please, bring them out to you, and you may do to them as is good in your eyes . Only, do not do anything to these men, because for this reason they have come under the shadow of my roof.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 19:8, so the Hebrew word לָהֶ֔ן (lahen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.19.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.8.W12.S1) and character.