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Genesis 30:17-30

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.

25Anditcametopass,whenRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354hadborneH3205Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,thatJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559untoLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837,Sendשַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙sha.le.Che.niH7971meawayH7971,thatImaygoH7971unto mineownplaceמְקוֹמִ֖יme.ko.MiH4725,andtomycountry.

26Giveתְּנָ֞הte.NahH5414memywivesH802andmychildrenH3206forwhomIhaveservedH5647thee,andletmego:forthou knowestmyserviceעֲבֹדָתִ֖י'a.vo.da.TiH5656wherewithIhaveservedH5647thee.

27AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidH559untohim,IfnowIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inthineeyesH5869, tarry:forIhavedivinedH5172thatJehovahhathblessedH1288meforthy sake.

28AndhesaidH559,Appointmethywagesשְׂכָרְךָ֛se.kha.re.KhaH7939,andIwillgiveוְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ve.'e.Te.nahH5414it.

29AndhesaidH559untohim, Thou knowesthowIhaveservedH5647thee,andhowthycattlehavefaredwithme.

30Foritwasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961littleמְעַט֩me.'AtH4592whichthou hadstbeforeIcame,andithathincreaseduntoamultitudeH7230;andJehovahhathblessedH1288thee whithersoeverIturned:andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258whenshallIprovideformineownhouseH1004alsoגַם־gam-H1571?

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