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She conceivedוַתַּהַרagainעוֹדand boreוַתֵּלֶדa son,בֵּןand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“This timeהַפַּעַםI will give thanksאוֹדֶהto YHWH.”אֶת יְהוָהThat is whyעַל כֵּןshe calledקָרְאָהhis nameשְׁמוֹJudah.יְהוּדָהThen she stoppedוַתַּעֲמֹדbearing.מִלֶּדֶת
Genesis 29:35
Study it in the app“She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “This time I will give thanks to YHWH.” That is why she called his name Judah. Then she stopped bearing.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 29:35, word by word
- She conceivedתַּהַרtahar
conceive
Become pregnant, conceive; figuratively, conceive a plan.
Where else “tahar” appears- and boreתֵּלֶדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- a sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- and saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- “This timeפַּעַםpaam
time
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “paam” appears- I will give thanksאוֹדֶהode
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “ode” appears- to YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- she calledקָרְאָהkara
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “kara” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- Then she stoppedתַּעֲמֹדtaamod
stop
To halt, cease doing something.
Where else “taamod” appears
Translation note
“Judah” (Yehuda) sounds like “I will give thanks” (ode).
The context
34She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons.” That is why he called his name Levi.
35 · This verse (above)
To study Genesis 29 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Jacob’s seven years of service were over, and what did he say to Laban (vv. 20-28)?
2. What it means
What irony is there in Jacob, who deceived his father, now being deceived by Laban (v. 25)?
3. How I live it
How can you stay honest with others even when the opposite would suit you better?