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Genesis 29:15-20

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.

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