Treasury of Scripture Knowledge She answered: Dost thou think it a small matter, that thou hast taken my husband from me, unless thou take also my son's mandrakes? Rachel said: He shall sleep with thee this night, for thy son's mandrakes. Numbers 16:9,10,13 Is it a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath spared you from all the people, and joined you to himself, that you should serve him in the service of the tabernacle, and should stand before the congregation of the people, and should minister to him? . . . Isaiah 7:13 And he said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also? Ezekiel 16:47 But neither hast thou walked in their ways, nor hast thou done a little less than they according to their wickednesses: thou hast done almost more wicked things than they in all thy ways. 1 Corinthians 4:3 But to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you or by man's day. But neither do I judge my own self. Context Gad and Asher…14And Ruben going out in the time of the wheat harvest into the field, found mandrakes: which he brought to his mother Lia. And Rachel said: Give me part of thy son's mandrakes. 15She answered: Dost thou think it a small matter, that thou hast taken my husband from me, unless thou take also my son's mandrakes? Rachel said: He shall sleep with thee this night, for thy son's mandrakes.16And when Jacob returned at even from the field, Lia went out to meet him, and said: Thou shalt come in unto me, because I have hired thee for my son's mandrakes. And he slept with her that night.… Cross References Genesis 30:14 And Ruben going out in the time of the wheat harvest into the field, found mandrakes: which he brought to his mother Lia. And Rachel said: Give me part of thy son's mandrakes. Genesis 30:16 And when Jacob returned at even from the field, Lia went out to meet him, and said: Thou shalt come in unto me, because I have hired thee for my son's mandrakes. And he slept with her that night. Lexicon But Leah replied,וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Is it not enough הַמְעַט֙ (ham·‘aṭ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4592: A little, fewness, a few that you have taken away קַחְתֵּ֣ךְ (qaḥ·têḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take my husband? אִישִׁ֔י (’î·šî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind Now you גַּ֥ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and want to take וְלָקַ֕חַת (wə·lā·qa·ḥaṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take my son’s בְּנִ֑י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son mandrakes [as well]?” דּוּדָאֵ֖י (dū·ḏā·’ê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1736: A boiler, basket, the mandrake “Very well,” לָכֵן֙ (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus said וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say Rachel, רָחֵ֗ל (rā·ḥêl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob “he may sleep יִשְׁכַּ֤ב (yiš·kaḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down with you עִמָּךְ֙ (‘im·māḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with tonight הַלַּ֔יְלָה (hal·lay·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity in exchange for תַּ֖חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of your son’s בְנֵֽךְ׃ (ḇə·nêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son mandrakes.” דּוּדָאֵ֥י (dū·ḏā·’ê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1736: A boiler, basket, the mandrake Additional Translations But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said Rachel, “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”And she said to her, Is it a small matter that you have taken my husband? and would you take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with you to night for your son's mandrakes. And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes. And Lea said, Is it not enough for thee that thou hast taken my husband, wilt thou also take my son's mandrakes? And Rachel said, Not so: let him lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes. And she said to her, Is it [too] little that thou hast taken my husband, that thou wilt take my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes. And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes. And she said to her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes. She said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes, also?" Rachel said, "Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes." And she saith to her, 'Is thy taking my husband a little thing, that thou hast taken also the love-apples of my son?' and Rachel saith, 'Therefore doth he lie with thee to-night, for thy son's love-apples.' 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