Gen. 30:14 in context
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Genesis 30:14

And Reuben [Jacob's firstborn (with Leah), who was now 4-5 years old] went out to the wheat harvest during the day and found mandrake roots (mandragora; "love apples" – Hebr. dodaj) in the field and brought them home to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."
[All 11 sons (and daughter Dinah) listed in Gen. 29:32–30:34 are born within a seven-year period (by four different mothers). After Leah gave birth to Reuben, she had three more children in quick succession. Then there was a pause when this event occurred. Reuben must have been 4-5 years old at the time, but not older, because she then had three more children in quick succession.
Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) is a species in the potato family. The herb has coarse roots that often take on shapes reminiscent of naked human bodies. They were sometimes used as household gods (Hebr. teraphim). Long dark green leaves grow from the root, forming a rosette. It produces pale purple-blue flowers that turn into small yellow-red fruits in the spring. The fruit has been described as a yellow bird's egg in a transparent nest. At this time of spring, when the wheat harvest is gathered, the fruit is ripe and fragrant, see Song 7:13. The fruit can be peeled and eaten. Most likely, young Reuben simply picks the fruit and takes it home with him. There are ancient stories about how dogs and donkeys were used to pull up the deep roots, so considering his age, it is unlikely that he dug up the root. Its fruits were considered to act as an aphrodisiac with a strengthening effect on the sex drive. The Arabs called the fruit "the devil's apples" and in the Greek world it was nicknamed "the apple of love." The connection to love is also found in the Hebrew name dodaj (which also shares its root with the name David), which is similar to the word for love (Hebr. dod) and "my beloved" in the Song, see Song 2:2. The Greek naturalist Dioscorides (40-90 AD) writes how mandrake root could be boiled in wine and given as a pain reliever. It also worked against insomnia and was used before surgical procedures. Mandrake still grows today in the fields of Israel.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיֵּלֶךְ   רְאוּבֵן   בִּימֵי   קְצִיר   חִטִּים   וַיִּמְצָא   דוּדָאִים   בַּשָּׂדֶה   וַיָּבֵא   אֹתָם   אֶל   לֵאָה   אִמּוֹ   וַתֹּאמֶר   רָחֵל   אֶל   לֵאָה   תְּנִי   נָא   לִי   מִדּוּדָאֵי   בְּנֵךְ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐπορεύθη δὲ Ρουβην ἐν ἡμέραις θερισμοῦ πυρῶν καὶ εὗρεν μῆλα μανδραγόρου ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ καὶ ἤνεγκεν αὐτὰ πρὸς Λειαν τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ εἶπεν δὲ Ραχηλ τῇ Λεια δός μοι τῶν μανδραγορῶν τοῦ υἱοῦ σου

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H1980
 וַ (va)
יֵּ֨לֶךְ (jelekhe)
 seq
to go
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H7205
 רְאוּבֵ֜ן (reoven)
 Reuben
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9003
H3117
 בִּ (bi)
ימֵ֣י (jmei)
 in
day
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

R
Ncmpc
H7105a
H9014
 קְצִיר (qetzir-)
־
harvest
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H2406
 חִטִּ֗ים (chitim)
 wheat
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H9001
H4672
 וַ (va)
יִּמְצָ֤א (jimetza)
 seq
to find
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H1736
 דֽוּדָאִים֙ (dodaim)
 mandrake
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H9003
H7704b
 בַּ (ba)
שָּׂדֶ֔ה (sade)
 in
field
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa
H9001
H0935
 וַ (va)
יָּבֵ֣א (jave)
 seq
to come (in)
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. hiphil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vhw3ms
H0853
H9038
 אֹתָ֔ (óta)
ם (m)
 obj.
them
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

To
Sp3mp
H0413
H9014
 אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H3812
 לֵאָ֖ה (leah)
 Leah
Noun Noun
♀ feminine
Name/Place name/place

 Npf
H0517
H9023
 אִמּ֑ (im)
וֹ (vó)
 mother
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H9001
H0559
 וַ (va)
תֹּ֤אמֶר (tómer)
 seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♀ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine singular

c
Vqw3fs
H7354
 רָחֵל֙ (rachel)
 Rachel
Noun Noun
♀ feminine
Name/Place name/place

 Npf
H0413
H9014
 אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H3812
 לֵאָ֔ה (leah)
 Leah
Noun Noun
♀ feminine
Name/Place name/place

 Npf
H5414
H9014
 תְּנִי (teni-)
־
to give
link
Verb Verb
qal ♀ sing. qal second person feminine singular

Vqv2fs
H4994
 נָ֣א (na)
 please
Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

 Tj
H9005
H9030
 לִ֔ (li)
י (j)
 to
me
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Rd
Sp1bs
H9006
H1736
 מִ (mi)
דּוּדָאֵ֖י (dodaei)
 from
mandrake
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

R
Ncmpc
H1121a
H9022
H9016
 בְּנֵֽ (bene)
ךְ (khe)
׃
son
your
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♀ sing. Pronominal second person feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp2fs

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