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Genesis 29:2-10

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.

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