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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח יַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיִּקְרָ֖א לְרָחֵ֣ל וּלְלֵאָ֑ה הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה אֶל־צֹאנֹֽו׃ 5 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ן רֹאֶ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיכֶ֔ן כִּֽי־אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אֵלַ֖י כִּתְמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם וֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֔י הָיָ֖ה עִמָּדִֽי׃ 6 וְאַתֵּ֖נָה יְדַעְתֶּ֑ן כִּ֚י בְּכָל־כֹּחִ֔י עָבַ֖דְתִּי אֶת־אֲבִיכֶֽן׃ 7 וַאֲבִיכֶן֙ הֵ֣תֶל בִּ֔י וְהֶחֱלִ֥ף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת מֹנִ֑ים וְלֹֽא־נְתָנֹ֣ו אֱלֹהִ֔ים לְהָרַ֖ע עִמָּדִֽי׃

Vocabulary

Verse 4

            רחל name: “Rachel”

            לאה name: “Leah”

Verse 5

            תמול noun: “yesterday” (BDB, 1069)

            שׁלשׁום adverb: “three (days ago)” (BDB, 1026)

Verse 6

            כח noun: “strength, power” (BDB, 470)

Verse 7

            תלל verb: “mock, deceive” (BDB, 1068)

            חלף verb (trans): “change” (BDB, 322)

            משֹכרת noun: “wages” (BDB, 969)

            עשֹרת noun: “ten”

            מנה noun: “time” (BDB, 584)

            רעע verb: “be evil, bad” (BDB, 949)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 4

• Clause Typology 1 (וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח יַעֲקֹ֔ב): V-S
• Clause Typology 2 (וַיִּקְרָ֖א לְרָחֵ֣ל וּלְלֵאָ֑ה הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה אֶל־צֹאנֹֽו): V-M
• The definite noun, השדה, functions adverbially to mark the aim/goal of the action (for other examples, see GKC 118f).

Verse 5

• Clause Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ן רֹאֶ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיכֶ֔ן כִּֽי־אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אֵלַ֖י כִּתְמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם וֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֔י הָיָ֖ה עִמָּדִֽי): V-M-O
• להן is the lamed preposition plus the third-person, feminine plural suffix referring to his two wives.
• Embedded Typology A (רֹאֶ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיכֶ֔ן): V-S-O
• The pattern of participle followed by independent personal pronoun to mark the person is the typical durative verbal pattern (J-M 154fd).
• With CVC pronominal suffixes the noun, אב, uses an i-class vowel (some have suggested that this is the original genitive case ending).
• Embedded Typology B (כִּֽי־אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אֵלַ֖י כִּתְמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם): S-P
• Embedded Typology C (וֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֔י הָיָ֖ה עִמָּדִֽי): S-V-P
• The initial waw is disjunctive.

Verse 6

• Embedded Typology D (וְאַתֵּ֖נָה יְדַעְתֶּ֑ן כִּ֚י בְּכָל־כֹּחִ֔י עָבַ֖דְתִּי אֶת־אֲבִיכֶֽן): S-V-O
• The initial form is the second-person, feminine plural independent pronoun (cf. GKC 135a, 32i).
• The כי particle serves to subordinate a clause as the object of the main verb, similar to a relative particle (e.g. “that” in English). See W-O 16.3.2e.
• Embedded Typology i (בְּכָל־כֹּחִ֔י עָבַ֖דְתִּי אֶת־אֲבִיכֶֽן): M-V-O
• The beth preposition is probably best understood as “by means of.”

Verse 7

• Embedded Typology E (וַאֲבִיכֶן֙ הֵ֣תֶל בִּ֔י): S-V-M
• The accent change and vowel shift on the Hiphil verb התל occurs because of the close connection with בי (cf. GKC 67w).
• Embedded Typology F (וְהֶחֱלִ֥ף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת מֹנִ֑ים): V-O-M
• The construct, עשֹרת מנים, is a multiplicative construction (W-O 15.4b; J-M 142q).
• Embedded Typology G (וְלֹֽא־נְתָנֹ֣ו אֱלֹהִ֔ים לְהָרַ֖ע עִמָּדִֽי): V-O-S-M

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