וַתַּ֤עַן רָחֵל֙ וְלֵאָ֔ה וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה לֹ֑ו הַעֹ֥וד לָ֛נוּ חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּבֵ֥ית אָבִֽינוּ׃
And Raḥel and Leʾa answered and said to him, “Is there still for us a portion and an inheritance in our father’s house?
Morphology
- וַתַּ֤עַן (vattaʿan) – Root: ענה (ʿanah); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person feminine singular, Qal; Translation: “And she answered”; Notes: Refers to Raḥel initiating the response.
- רָחֵל֙ (Raḥel) – Root: רחל (Raḥel); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Raḥel”; Notes: One of Yaʿaqov’s wives.
- וְלֵאָ֔ה (ve-Leʾah) – Root: לאה (Leʾah); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “and Leʾah”; Notes: The second wife of Yaʿaqov.
- וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה (vattomarnah) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person feminine plural, Qal; Translation: “and they said”; Notes: The plural form confirms that both Raḥel and Leʾah spoke.
- לֹ֑ו (lo) – Root: לו (lo); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to him”; Notes: Refers to Yaʿaqov.
- הַעֹ֥וד (haʿod) – Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Interrogative adverb; Translation: “Is there still”; Notes: Introduces a rhetorical question.
- לָ֛נוּ (lanu) – Root: לנו (lanu); Form: Preposition with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “for us”; Notes: Specifies that the concern is about their inheritance.
- חֵ֥לֶק (ḥeleq) – Root: חלק (ḥeleq); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “portion”; Notes: Indicates a share of the estate.
- וְנַחֲלָ֖ה (venaḥalah) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “and an inheritance”; Notes: A reference to a family possession.
- בְּבֵ֥ית (be-veit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “in the house of”; Notes: Indicates possession.
- אָבִֽינוּ׃ (avinu) – Root: אב (ʾav); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix; Translation: “our father”; Notes: Refers to Lavan.