וַ/עֲבַדְתַּ֖/נִי
𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕/𐤍𐤉
ʻâbad
and serve me
To perform work, engage in labor, carry out a task or duty; to serve, particularly in the sense of rendering service or labor to an authority figure, household, or deity. The verb encompasses agricultural labor, general service, and ritual/religious service or worship, depending on context.
Genesis 29:15 · Word #7
Lexicon H5647
| Lemma | עָבַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤁𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʻâbad |
| Strong's | H5647 |
| Definition | To perform work, engage in labor, carry out a task or duty; to serve, particularly in the sense of rendering service or labor to an authority figure, household, or deity. The verb encompasses agricultural labor, general service, and ritual/religious service or worship, depending on context. |
Morphology HC/Vqq2ms/Sp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and serve me |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5647-51
and you served me
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential perfect (vav-consecutive) verb, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person common singular object suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem preserves the simple active sense of working or serving. The 2ms form with 1cs suffix is reflected in "you served me," and the prefixed conjunction is carried by "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and you serve me
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Adjusted from 'and you served me' (past) to 'and you serve me' (present/future) to match the narrative's modal undertone of expectation rather than past action; the context is about the present or future working arrangement, not a completed act. |