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Genesis 29

1ThenJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentonhisjourney,andcametothelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofthechildrenoftheeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

2AndhelookedH7200,and,behold,awellH875inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,and,lo,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksH6629ofsheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629lyingH7257therebyit;foroutofthatwellH875theywateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248theflocksH6629:andthestoneוְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68uponthewell’smouthפִּ֥יpiH6310wasgreatH1419.

3AndthitherwerealltheflocksH6629gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ve.ne.'es.fu-H622:andtheyrolledוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68fromthewell’smouthפִּ֣יpiH6310,andwateredוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,andputthestoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68againuponthewell’smouthפִּ֥יpiH6310initsplaceלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725.

4AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559untothem,Mybrethren, whenceareye?AndtheysaidH559,OfHaranמֵחָרָ֖ןme.cha.RanH2771arewe.

5AndhesaidH559untothem,Knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֖םhay.da'.TemH3045yeLabanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152?AndtheysaidH559, Weknowיָדָֽעְנוּ׃ya.Da.'e.nuH3045him.

6AndhesaidH559untothem,Isitwellwithhim?AndtheysaidH559,Itiswell:and,behold,Rachelרָחֵ֣לra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323comethwiththesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

7AndhesaidH559,Lo,itisyetH5750highdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,neitherisittimeעֵ֖ת'etH6256thatthecattleshouldbegatheredהֵאָסֵ֣ףhe.'a.SefH622together:waterהַשְׁק֥וּhash.KuH8248yethesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,andgoandfeedH7462them.

8AndtheysaidH559,Wecannot,untilalltheflocksH6629begatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622together,andtheyrollוְגָֽלֲלוּ֙ve.ga.la.LuH1556thestoneהָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venH68fromthewell’smouthפִּ֣יpiH6310;thenwewaterוְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּve.hish.Ki.nuH8248thesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

9WhilehewasyetH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696withthem,Rachelוְרָחֵ֣ל׀ve.ra.ChelH7354cameH935withherfather’sלְאָבִ֔יהָle.'a.Vi.haH1sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629;forshekeptthem.

10Anditcametopass,whenJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290sawH7200Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,andthesheepH6629ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,thatJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290wentnear,androlledוַיָּ֤גֶלvai.Ya.gelH1556thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68fromthewell’smouthפִּ֣יpiH6310,andwateredוַיַּ֕שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248theflockH6629ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

11AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290kissedH5401Rachelלְרָחֵ֑לle.ra.ChelH7354,andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

12AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290toldH5046Rachelלְרָחֵ֗לle.ra.ChelH7354thathewasherfather’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1brotherH251,andthathewasRebekah’ssonבֶן־ven-H1121:andsheranH7323andtoldH5046herfatherלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

13AnditcameH935topass,whenLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837heardH8085thetidingsofJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290hissister’sאֲחֹת֗וֹ'a.cho.ToH269sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,thatheranH7323tomeethim,andembracedH2263him,andkissedH5401him,andbroughtH935himtohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.AndhetoldLabanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837allthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

14AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidH559tohim,Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389thou artmyboneעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106andmyfleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320.Andheabodewithhimthespaceofamonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320.

15AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidH559untoJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,Becausethou artmybrotherH251, shouldest thouthereforeserveוַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִיva.'a.vad.Ta.niH5647mefornought?tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me,whatshallthywagesמַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃mas.kur.Te.khaH4909be?

16AndLabanוּלְלָבָ֖ןu.le.la.VanH3837hadtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323:thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheelderwasLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֖הha.ke.ta.NahH6996wasRachelרָחֵֽל׃ra.ChelH7354.

17AndLeah’seyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869wereH1961tenderH7390;butRachelוְרָחֵל֙ve.ra.ChelH7354wasH1961beautifulH3303andwell favored.

18AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290lovedH157Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354;andhesaidH559,Iwillserveאֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙'e.'e.va.de.KhaH5647theesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141forRachelבְּרָחֵ֥לbe.ra.ChelH7354thyyoungerהַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ha.ke.ta.NahH6996daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323.

19AndLabanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837saidH559,Itisbetterט֤וֹבTovH2896thatIgiveתִּתִּ֣יti.TiH5414hertothee,thanthatIshouldgiveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414hertoanothermanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376:abidewithme.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290servedH5647sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141forRachelבְּרָחֵ֖לbe.ra.ChelH7354;andtheyseemeduntohimbutafewdaysכְּיָמִ֣יםke.ya.MimH3117,fortheloveH157hehadtoher.

21AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559untoLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837,Giveהָבָ֣הha.VahH3051memywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,formydaysיָמָ֑יya.MaiH3117arefulfilled,thatImaygoוְאָב֖וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935inuntoher.

22AndLabanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622togetherallthemenH376oftheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andmadeH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.

23AnditcameH935topassintheeveningבָעֶ֔רֶבva.'E.revH6153,thathetookH3947Leahלֵאָ֣הle.'AhH3812hisdaughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323,andbroughtH935hertohim;andhewentH935inuntoher.

24AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837gaveH5414Zilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153hishandmaid untohisdaughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323Leahלְלֵאָ֥הle.le.'AhH3812forahandmaid.

25Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242that,behold,itwasH1961Leahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812:andhesaidH559toLabanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837,Whatisthisthou hastdoneuntome?didnotIserveH5647withtheeforRachelבְרָחֵל֙ve.ra.ChelH7354? whereforethenhast thou beguiledme?

26AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidH559,ItisnotsoH3651doneinourplaceבִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּbim.ko.Me.nuH4725,togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414theyoungerהַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.RahH6810beforethefirst-born.

27Fulfiltheweekשְׁבֻ֣עַshe.Vu.a'H7620ofthisoneH834,andwewillgiveוְנִתְּנָ֨הve.ni.te.NahH5414theetheotherH312alsoגַּם־gam-H1571fortheserviceבַּעֲבֹדָה֙ba.'a.vo.DahH5656whichthou shaltserveתַּעֲבֹ֣דta.'a.VodH5647withmeyetH5750sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherH312yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.

28AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290didsoH3651,andfulfilledherweekשְׁבֻ֣עַshe.Vu.a'H7620:andhegaveH5414himRachelרָחֵ֥לra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

29AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837gaveH5414toRachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090hishandmaidtobeherhandmaid.

30AndhewentH935inalsoגַּ֣םgamH1571untoRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354,andhelovedH157alsoגַּֽם־gam-H1571Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354morethanLeahמִלֵּאָ֑הmi.le.'AhH3812,andservedH5647withhimyetH5750sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherH312yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.

31AndJehovahsawH7200thatLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812washatedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130,andheopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605herwombרַחְמָ֑הּrach.MahH7358:butRachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354wasbarrenעֲקָרָֽה׃'a.ka.RahH6135.

32AndLeahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812conceivedH2029,andbareasonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205:forshesaidH559,BecauseJehovahhathlookedH7200uponmyaffliction;fornowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258myhusbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376willloveיֶאֱהָבַ֥נִיye.'e.ha.Va.niH157me.

33AndsheconceivedH2029againעוֹד֮'OdH5750,andbareasonבֵּן֒benH1121:andsaidH559,BecauseJehovahhathheardH8085thatIamhatedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130,hehaththereforegivenH5414methissonH1121alsoגַּם־gam-H1571:andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.

34AndsheconceivedH2029againעוֹד֮'OdH5750,andbareasonבֵּן֒benH1121;andsaidH559,Nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258thistimeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471willmyhusbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376bejoined untome,becauseIhaveborneH3205himthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:thereforeH3651washisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

35AndsheconceivedH2029againע֜וֹדodH5750,andbareasonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121:andshesaidH559,Thistimeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471willIpraiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034Jehovah:thereforeH3651shecalledקָרְאָ֥הka.re.'AhH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andsheleftoffbearingH3205.

Commentaries on Genesis 29

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