The Meaning of Genesis 29:26 Explained

Genesis 29:26

KJV: And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

YLT: And Laban saith, 'It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first-born;

Darby: And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

ASV: And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 29:26?

MEANING: What does Genesis 29:26 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 29:26 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 29:26?

What is the context of Genesis 29:26?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

What does Genesis 29:26 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 29:21-35 - Jacob Marries Leah And Rachel

The chief lesson of this paragraph is its illustration of the awful nemesis which accompanies wrongdoing. No thoughtful person can watch the events of history or experience without realizing that we are already standing before the judgment-seat of God, and that His sentences are in process of being executed. Jacob deceived his father, and was himself deceived. "With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again." What disappointments there are in life! We think that we are to be dowered with Rachel, and lo! Leah is substituted; but in after-days Jacob spoke of Reuben as his might, the beginning of his dignity and excellency. The names of Leah's sons suggest the blessings that accrue through heartbreak. For the Leahs of the world there are great compensations. God remembers and hears them. Brokenhearted and forsaken, they live again in the lives of those whom they have borne either naturally or spiritually. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 29

¹ Jacob comes to the well of Haran
⁹ He becomes acquainted with Rachel
¹³ Laban entertains him
¹⁸ Jacob covenants for Rachel
²³ He is deceived by Laban with Leah
²⁸ He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more
³² Leah bears Reuben;
³³ Simeon;
³⁴ Levi;
³⁵ and Judah

What do the individual words in Genesis 29:26 mean?

and said Laban not it must be done so in our country to give the younger before the firstborn

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן לֹא־ יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּ לָתֵ֥ת הַצְּעִירָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַבְּכִירָֽה

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָבָ֔ן	Laban
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: לָבָן Sense: son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel.
יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה	it must be done
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כֵ֖ן	so
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
בִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּ	in our country
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common plural Root: מָקֹום Sense: standing place, place.
לָתֵ֥ת	to give
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
הַצְּעִירָ֖ה	the younger
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular Root: צָעִיר Sense: little, insignificant, young.
לִפְנֵ֥י	before
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
הַבְּכִירָֽה	the firstborn
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular Root: בְּכִירָה Sense: firstborn daughter, firstborn (of women).

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