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Genesis 30:9-18

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.

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