Verse List for GEN 30:16

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OET (OET-RV) So that evening when Yacob came home from the countryside, Leah went out to meet him and told him, “You must come to me tonight because I’ve hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.

OET-LV And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he _came from the_field in_evening and_ Lēʼāh _she _went _out to_meet_him and_she/it _said to_me you _will _come if/because actually _(hire) I_have _hired _you for_the _mandrakes _of my _son _of_my and_he _lay with_her/it in_night that.

ULT Then Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come to me, because I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he lay with her during that night,

UST That evening when Jacob came home from working in the field, Leah went out to greet him and told him, “You must sleep with me tonight, because I have traded my son’s fertility plants for time with you.” So Jacob spent that night with Leah.

BSB & MSB 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.

OEB So when Jacob came from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and said, ‘You sleep with me tonight, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.’ So he slept with her that night.

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must sleep with me because I have paid for your services with my son’s mandrakes.” So he had marital relations with her that night.

LSV And Jacob comes in from the field at evening; and Leah goes to meet him and says, “You come in to me, for [in] hiring I have hired you with my son’s love-apples”; and he lies with her during that night.

FBV When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. “You have to sleep with me because I've paid for you with my son's mandrakes,” she told him. So he slept with her that night.

T4T When Jacob returned from the wheat fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must sleep with me tonight, because I gave Rachel some of my son’s mandrakes that enable women to become pregnant, to pay her for allowing us to do that.” So Jacob slept with her that night.

LEB When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him. And she said, “Come in to me, for _⌊I have hired_⌋[fn] you with my son’s mandrakes.” And he slept with her that night.

BBE In the evening, when Jacob came in from the field, Leah went out to him and said, Tonight you are to come to me, for I have given my son's love-fruits as a price for you. And he went in to her that night.

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JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA And when Jacob returned at even from the field, Lia went out to meet him, and said: Thou shalt come in unto me, because I have hired thee for my son’s mandrakes. And he slept with her that night.

YLT 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.

Drby And when Jacob came from the fields in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me, for indeed I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

RV 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.
(And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou/You must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee/you with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.)

SLT And Jacob will come from the field in the evening, and Leah will go forth to his meeting, and she will say, Thou shalt come in to me, for hiring I hired thee for my son’s apples of mandrakes: and he will lie with her in that night.

Wbstr And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

KJB-1769 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.
(And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou/You must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee/you with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.)

KJB-1611 And Iacob came out of the field in the euening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in vnto mee: for surely I haue hired thee with my sonnes Mandrakes. And hee lay with her that night.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And Iacob came from the fielde at euen, and Lea went out to meete hym, and sayde: thou shalt come in to me, for I haue bought thee in deede with my sonne Mandragoras. And he slept with her that same nyght.
(And Yacob came from the field at evening, and Lea went out to meet him, and said: thou/you shalt/shall come in to me, for I have bought thee/you indeed with my son Mandragoras. And he slept with her that same night.)

Gnva And Iaakob came from the fielde in the euening, and Leah went out to meete him, and sayde, Come in to mee, for I haue bought and payed for thee with my sonnes mandrakes: and he slept with her that night.
(And Yacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Come in to me, for I have bought and paid for thee/you with my sons mandrakes: and he slept with her that night.)

Cvdl Now whan Iacob came home at euen from the felde, Lea wente forth to mete him, and sayde: Thou shalt lye wt me, for I haue bought the for my sonnes Mandragoras. And he slepte with her that night.
(Now when Yacob came home at evening from the field, Lea went forth to meet him, and said: Thou/You shalt/shall lie with me, for I have bought the for my sons Mandragoras. And he slept with her that night.)

Wycl And whanne Jacob cam ayen fro the feeld at euentid, Lya yede out in to his comyng, and seide, Thou shalt entre to me, for Y haue hired thee with hire for the mandragis of my sone. He slepte with hir in that nyyt;
(And when Yacob came again from the field at eventide/evening, Lya went out in to his coming, and said, Thou/You shalt/shall enter to me, for I have hired thee/you with hire for the mandragis of my son. He slept with her in that night;)

Luth Da nun Jakob des Abends vom Felde kam, ging ihm Lea hinaus entgegen und sprach: Bei mir sollst du liegen; denn ich habe dich erkauft um die Dudaim meines Sohnes. Und er schlief die Nacht bei ihr.
(So now Yakob the at_evening from_the field came, went him Lea out in_contrast_to and spoke: At/In to_me should you(sg) lie/lay; because/than I have you/yourself he_buys around/by/for the Dudaim my son. And he slept the night at/in you(pl)/their/her.)

ClVg Redeuntique ad vesperam Jacob de agro, egressa est in occursum ejus Lia, et Ad me, inquit, intrabis: quia mercede conduxi te pro mandragoris filii mei. Dormivitque cum ea nocte illa.
(Redeuntique to evening Yacob from/about field, gone_out it_is in/into/on meeting his/her Lia, and To me, he_said, insidebis: because reward conduxi you(sg) for mandragoris children my/mine. And_he_slept when/with them at_night that.)

UHB וַ⁠יָּבֹ֨א יַעֲקֹ֣ב מִן־הַ⁠שָּׂדֶה֮ בָּ⁠עֶרֶב֒ וַ⁠תֵּצֵ֨א לֵאָ֜ה לִ⁠קְרָאת֗⁠וֹ וַ⁠תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֵלַ֣⁠י תָּב֔וֹא כִּ֚י שָׂכֹ֣ר שְׂכַרְתִּ֔י⁠ךָ בְּ⁠דוּדָאֵ֖י בְּנִ֑⁠י וַ⁠יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב עִמָּ֖⁠הּ בַּ⁠לַּ֥יְלָה הֽוּא׃ ‡

BrLXX Εἰσῆλθεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ ἐξ ἀγροῦ ἑσπέρας· καὶ ἐξῆλθε Λεία εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῷ, καὶ εἶπε, πρὸς ἐμὲ εἰσελεύσῃ σήμερον· μεμίσθωμαι γάρ σε ἀντὶ τῶν μανδραγορῶν τοῦ υἱοῦ μου· καὶ ἐκοιμήθη μετʼ αὐτῆς τὴν νύκτα ἐκείνην.

BrTr And Jacob came in out of the field at even; and Lea went forth to meet him, and said, Thou shalt come in to me this day, for I have hired thee for my son's mandrakes; and he lay with her that night.