Genesis 30:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.”

Young's Literal Translation
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.’

King James Bible
And she said unto 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.

Hebrew
But Leah replied,
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Is it not enough
הַמְעַט֙ (ham·‘aṭ)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few

that you have taken away
קַחְתֵּ֣ךְ (qaḥ·têḵ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

my husband?
אִישִׁ֔י (’î·šî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 582: Man, mankind

Now you
גַּ֥ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 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 3947: To take

my son’s
בְּנִ֑י (bə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1121: A son

mandrakes [as well]?”
דּוּדָאֵ֖י (dū·ḏā·’ê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1736: A boiler, basket, the mandrake

“Very well,”
לָכֵן֙ (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

said
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

Rachel,
רָחֵ֗ל (rā·ḥêl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob

“he may sleep
יִשְׁכַּ֤ב (yiš·kaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

with you
עִמָּךְ֙ (‘im·māḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

tonight
הַלַּ֔יְלָה (hal·lay·lāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

in exchange for
תַּ֖חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

your son’s
בְנֵֽךְ׃ (ḇə·nêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

mandrakes.”
דּוּדָאֵ֥י (dū·ḏā·’ê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1736: A boiler, basket, the mandrake

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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