Category Archives: Genesis

Ἐποίησεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ οὕτως καὶ ἀνεπλήρωσεν τὰ ἕβδομα ταύτης, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ Λαβὰν Ῥαχὴλ τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ αὐτῷ γυναῖκα. Then Ιaκob did so and fulfilled the seven(-day marriage feast of) this (woman), and Laban gave him Rhachel his daughter as a … Continue reading →

Συντέλεσον οὖν τὰ ἕβδομα ταύτης, καὶ δώσω σοι καὶ ταύτην ἀντὶ τῆς ἐργασίας, ἧς ἐργᾷ παρ᾿ ἐμοὶ ἔτι ἑπτὰ ἔτη ἕτερα. Fulfill then the seven(-day marriage feast of) this (woman), and I shall give you this also for the labour, … Continue reading →

Εἶπεν δὲ Λαβάν· Οὐκ ἔστιν οὕτως ἐν τῷ τόπῳ ἡμῶν, δοῦναι τὴν νεωτέραν πρὶν ἢ τὴν πρεσβυτέραν· Then Laban said, “It is not done thus in our place, to give the younger before the elder.” ויאמר לבן לא־יעשׂה כן במקומנו … Continue reading →

Ἐγένετο δὲ πρωί, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἦν Λεία. εἶπεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ τῷ Λαβάν· Τί τοῦτο ἐποίησάς μοι; οὐ περὶ Ῥαχὴλ ἐδούλευσα παρὰ σοί; καὶ ἵνα τί παρελογίσω με; Then morning came to pass, and behold it was Leia. Then Iakob said … Continue reading →

Ἔδωκεν δὲ Λαβάν Λεία τῇ θυγατρὶ αὐτοῦ Ζέλφαν τὴν παιδίσκην αὐτοῦ, αὐτῇ παιδίσκην. Then Laban gave to Leia his daughter Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her. ויתן לבן לה את־זלפה שׁפחתו ללאה בתו שׁפחה׃   * Other MSS ἔδωκεν … Continue reading →

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα, καὶ λαβὼν Λείαν τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτὴν πρὸς Ἰακώβ, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτὴν Ἰακώβ. Then it was evening, and taking Leia his daughter he brought her to Iakob, and Iakob went in to her. ויהי בערב … Continue reading →

Συνήγαγεν δὲ Λαβὰν πάντας τοὺς ἄνδρας τοῦ τόπου καὶ ἐποίησεν γάμον. Then Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a wedding feast. ויאסף לבן את־כל־אנשׁי המקום ויעשׂ משׁתה׃  

Εἶπεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ πρὸς Λαβάν· Ἀπόδος τὴν γυναῖκά μου, πεπλήρωνται γὰρ αἱ ἡμέραι μου, ὅπως εἰσέλθω πρὸς αὐτήν. Then Iakob said to Laban, “Give my wife, for my days are fulfilled, so that I may go in to her.” ויאמר … Continue reading →

Καὶ ἐδούλευσεν Ἰακὼβ περὶ Ῥαχὴλ ἑπτά ἔτη, καὶ ἦσαν ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὡς ἡμέραι ὀλίγαι παρὰ τὸ ἀγαπᾶν αὐτὸν αὐτήν. And Ιaκob served for Rhachel seven years, and they were to him like a few days because he loved her. ויעבד … Continue reading →

Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ Λαβάν· Βέλτιον δοῦναί με αὐτὴν σοὶ ἢ δοῦναί με αὐτὴν ἀνδρὶ ἑτέρῳ· οἴκησον μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ. Then Laban said to him, “It is better for me to give her to you than for me to give her to … Continue reading →