| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 30:16:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֨אvayavo{And He} came Genesis 30:16:2 ⧉יַעֲקֹ֣בyaakovJacob Genesis 30:16:3 ⧉מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה֮minhasadefrom the field Genesis 30:16:4 ⧉בָּעֶרֶב֒baerevin the evening Genesis 30:16:5 ⧉וַתֵּצֵ֨אvatetse{And She} went out Genesis 30:16:6 ⧉לֵאָ֜הleahLeah Genesis 30:16:7 ⧉לִקְרָאת֗וֹlikratoto meet him Genesis 30:16:8 ⧉וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙vatomer{And} she said Genesis 30:16:9 ⧉אֵלַ֣יelaito me Genesis 30:16:10 ⧉תָּב֔וֹאtavocome Genesis 30:16:11 ⧉כִּ֚יkifor Genesis 30:16:12 ⧉שָׂכֹ֣רsakhorsurely Genesis 30:16:13 ⧉שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָsekhartikhaI have hired you Genesis 30:16:14 ⧉בְּדוּדָאֵ֖יbedudaeiwith the mandrakes of Genesis 30:16:15 ⧉בְּנִ֑יbenimy son Genesis 30:16:16 ⧉וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvayishkav{And He} lay Genesis 30:16:17 ⧉עִמָּ֖הּimmahwith her Genesis 30:16:18 ⧉בַּלַּ֥יְלָהbalailathat night Genesis 30:16:19 ⧉הֽוּא׃huhe |
| 16. Formal Translation When Jacob returned from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and declared, “Come to me, for I have indeed engaged you with my son’s mandrakes.” He lay with her that night. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Later that evening, as Jacob returned from the fields, Leah stepped out to meet him and urged, “Sleep with me tonight, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” He lay with her that night. |