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The manהָאִישׁincreasedוַיִּפְרֹץexceedingly,מְאֹד מְאֹדand he hadוַיְהִי לוֹmanyרַבּוֹתflocks,צֹאןfemale slavesוּשְׁפָחוֹתand male slaves,וַעֲבָדִיםcamelsוּגְמַלִּיםand donkeys.וַחֲמֹרִים
Genesis 30:43
Study it in the app“The man increased exceedingly, and he had many flocks, female slaves and male slaves, camels and donkeys.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 30:43, word by word
- The manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- increasedיִּפְרֹץyifrots
spread
To grow greatly, multiply.
Where else “yifrots” appears- exceedinglyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- and he hadיְהִיyehi
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appears- manyרַבּוֹתrabot
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabot” appears- flocksצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- female slavesשְׁפָחוֹתshefachot
female slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shefachot” appears- and male slavesעֲבָדִיםavadim
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “avadim” appears- camelsגְמַלִּיםgemalim
camel
Camel.
Where else “gemalim” appears- and donkeysחֲמֹרִיםchamorim
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamorim” appears
The context
42but when the flock was feeble, he would not put them there; so the feeble were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.
43 · This verse (above)
To study Genesis 30 in a group
1. What it says
How did Jacob prosper with Laban’s flocks (vv. 37-43)?
2. What it means
What does the rivalry between Rachel and Leah over having children show (vv. 1, 14-15)?
3. How I live it
How can you rejoice in what others receive instead of comparing yourself with them?