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Genesis 30:25-36

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?

31AndhesaidH559,WhatshallIgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee?AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559, Thou shaltnotgiveתִתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meaught:ifthou wiltdothisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697forme,IwillagainfeedH7462thyflockצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629andkeepH8104it.

32Iwillpassאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר'e.'e.VorH5674throughallthyflockצֹֽאנְךָ֜tzo.ne.KhaH6629to-day,removingהָסֵ֨רha.SerH5493fromthenceeveryspeckledandspottedone,andeveryblackoneamongthesheepH6629,andthespottedandspeckledamongthegoatsבָּעִזִּ֑יםba.'i.ZimH5795:andofsuchshallbeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961myhireH7939.

33Soshallmyrighteousnessצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666answerH6030formehereafter,whenthou shaltcomeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935concerningmyhireH7939thatisbeforethee:everyonethatisnotspeckledandspottedamongthegoatsבָּֽעִזִּ֗יםba.'i.ZimH5795,andblackamongthesheep,that,iffoundwithme,shallbecountedstolenH1589.

34AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidH559,Behold,Iwoulditmightbeיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961accordingtothywordכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.

35AndheremovedH5493thatdayבַּיּוֹם֩bai.yOmH3117thehe-goatsthatwereringstreakedandspotted,andalltheshe-goatsthatwerespeckledandspotted,everyonethathadwhiteלָבָן֙la.VanH3836init,andalltheblackonesamongthesheep,andgaveH5414themintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofhissonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121;

36andhesetH7760threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870betwixthimselfandJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290:andJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290fedtherestofLaban’sflocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

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