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Genesis 30:1-24

1AndwhenRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354sawH7200thatshebareJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290nochildren,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354enviedhersisterבַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּba.'a.cho.TahH269;andshesaidH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051mechildren,orelseIdieמֵתָ֥הme.TahH4191.

2AndJacob’sangerאַ֥ף'afH639waskindledagainstRachelבְּרָחֵ֑לbe.ra.ChelH7354:andhesaidH559,AmIinGod’sstead,whohathwithheldמָנַ֥עma.Na'H4513fromtheethefruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529ofthewombבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990?

3AndshesaidH559,Behold,mymaidBilhahבִלְהָ֖הvil.HahH1090,goבֹּ֣אbo'H935inuntoher;thatshemaybearוְתֵלֵד֙ve.te.LedH3205uponmyknees,andIalsoגַם־gam-H1571mayobtainchildrenH3205byher.

4AndshegaveH5414himBilhahבִּלְהָ֥הbil.HahH1090herhandmaidtowifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:andJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290wentH935inuntoher.

5AndBilhahבִּלְהָ֔הbil.HahH1090conceivedH2029,andbareJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

6AndRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hath judgedme,andhathalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571heardH8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963,andhathgivenH5414measonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121:thereforeH3651calledקָרְאָ֥הka.re.'AhH7121shehisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Danדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

7AndBilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090Rachel’shandmaidconceivedH2029againע֔וֹדodH5750,andbareJacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290asecondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

8AndRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidH559,WithmightywrestlingshaveIwrestledwithmysisterאֲחֹתִ֖י'a.cho.TiH269,andhaveprevailedיָכֹ֑לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201:andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

9WhenLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawH7200thatshehadleftoffbearingH3205,shetookH3947Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153herhandmaid,andgaveH5414hertoJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

10AndZilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153Leah’shandmaid bareJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11AndLeahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidH559,Fortunate!andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12AndZilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153Leah’shandmaid bareJacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290asecondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

13AndLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidH559,HappyamI!forthedaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323willcallוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121mehappy:andshecalledH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Asherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

14AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205wentH935inthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofwheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105,andfoundH4672mandrakesinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,andbroughtH935themuntohismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812.ThenRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidH559toLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,Giveתְּנִי־te.ni-H5414me,Ipraythee,ofthyson’sבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121mandrakes.

15AndshesaidH559untoher,Isitasmallהַמְעַט֙ham.'AtH4592matterthatthou hasttakenH3947awayH3947myhusbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376?andwouldest thoutakeH3947awayH3947myson’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesalsoגַּ֥םgamH1571?AndRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidH559,Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651heshalllieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901withthee to-nightforthyson’sבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121mandrakes.

16AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290cameH935fromthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704intheeveningבָּעֶרֶב֒ba.'e.RevH6153,andLeahלֵאָ֜הle.'AhH3812wentH3318outtomeethim,andsaidH559, ThoumustcomeH935inuntome;forIhavesurelyhiredH7936theewithmyson’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakes.AndhelayH7901withherthatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkened untoLeahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812,andsheconceivedH2029,andbareJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290afifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

18AndLeahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414memyhireH7939,becauseIgaveH5414myhandmaidtomyhusbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376:andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.

19AndLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812conceivedH2029againעוֹד֙'OdH5750,andbareasixthשִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShiH8345sonבֵּן־ben-H1121toJacobלְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

20AndLeahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hathendowedmewithagoodטוֹב֒tOvH2896dowry;nowwillmyhusbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376dwellwithme,becauseIhaveborneH3205himsixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.

21Andafterwardsshebareadaughterבַּ֑תBatH1323,andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hernameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Dinahדִּינָֽה׃di.NahH1783.

22AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354,andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedtoher,andopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605herwombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

23AndsheconceivedH2029,andbareasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121:andsaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathtakenawaymyreproachחֶרְפָּתִֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781:

24andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֧אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֛וֹshe.MoH8034Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Jehovahaddיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254tomeanothersonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

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