Genesis 29:26

Bible › Genesis › Chapter 29 › Verse 26

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

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In other translations

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָבָןlavanLabanH3837לֹא־lo'-notH3808יֵעָשֶׂהye'asehit is doneH6213כֵןkhenthusH3651בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּbimkomenuin place ourH4725לָתֵתlatetto giveH5414הַצְּעִירָהhatze'irahthe youngH6810לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440הַבְּכִירָה׃habekhirahthe firstbornH1067

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