American Standard Version

Genesis 31

1AndheheardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofLaban’ssonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hathtakenH3947awayH3947allthatwasourfather’sלְאָבִ֑ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1;andofthatwhichwasourfather’sלְאָבִ֔ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1hathhegottenallthisgloryH3519.

2AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290beheldthecountenanceofLabanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837,and,behold,itwasnottowardhimasbeforetime.

3AndJehovahsaidH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Returnשׁ֛וּבshuvH7725untothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthyfathersאֲבוֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,andtothykindredוּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָu.le.mo.lad.Te.khaH4138;andIwillbeוְאֶֽהְיֶ֖הve.'eh.YehH1961withthee.

4AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sentH7971andcalledH7121Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354andLeahוּלְלֵאָ֑הu.le.le.'AhH3812tothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704untohisflockצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629,

5andsaidH559untothem,Iseeרֹאֶ֤הro.'EhH7200yourfather’sאֲבִיכֶ֔ן'a.vi.KhenH1countenance,thatitisnottowardmeasbeforetime;buttheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofmyfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1hathbeenH1961withme.

6Andyeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֑ןye.da'.TenH3045thatwithallmypowerH3581IhaveservedH5647yourfatherאֲבִיכֶֽן׃'a.vi.KhenH1.

7Andyourfatherוַאֲבִיכֶן֙va.'a.vi.KhenH1hath deceivedme,andchangedH2498mywagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235times;butGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430sufferedhimnottohurtme.

8IfhesaidH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541,Thespeckledshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961thywagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939;thenalltheflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629barespeckled:andifhesaidH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541,Theringstreakedshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961thywagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939;thenbarealltheflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629ringstreaked.

9ThusGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathtakenawayוַיַּצֵּ֧לvai.ya.TzelH5337thecattleofyourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1,andgivenH5414themtome.

10Anditcametopassatthetimeבְּעֵת֙be.'EtH6256thattheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629conceive,thatIliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375upmineeyesעֵינַ֛י'ei.NaiH5869,andsawH7200inadreamבַּחֲל֑וֹםba.cha.LomH2472,and,behold,thehe-goatswhichleapedupontheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629wereH1961ringstreaked,speckled,andgrizzled.

11Andtheangelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untomeinthedreamבַּחֲל֖וֹםba.cha.LomH2472,Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290:andIsaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009amI.

12AndhesaidH559,Liftשָׂא־sa'-H5375upnowthineeyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andseeH7200:allthehe-goatswhichleapupontheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629areringstreaked,speckled,andgrizzled:forIhaveseenH7200allthatLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837doeth unto thee.

13IamtheGodהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410ofBeth-el,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thou anointedstapillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thou vowedstavowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088untome:nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,gettheeoutfromthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andreturnוְשׁ֖וּבve.ShuvH7725untothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthy nativity.

14AndRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354andLeahוְלֵאָ֔הve.le.'AhH3812answeredandsaidH559untohim,IsthereyetH5750anyportionH2506orinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159forusinourfather’sאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1houseH1004?

15Arewenotaccountedנֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּnech.Shav.nuH2803byhimasforeignersנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237?forhehathsoldH4376us,andhathalsoגַּם־gam-H1571quitedevouredH398ourmoneyכַּסְפֵּֽנוּ׃kas.Pe.nuH3701.

16ForalltherichesH6239whichGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathtakenawayהִצִּ֤ילhi.TzilH5337fromourfatherמֵֽאָבִ֔ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1,thatisoursandourchildren’s:nowH6258then,whatsoeverGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathsaidH559unto thee,do.

17ThenJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290roseH6965up,andsetH6965hissonsH1121andhiswivesH802uponthecamelsהַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ha.ge.ma.LimH1581;

18andhecarriedawayallhiscattle,andallhissubstancewhichhehadgathered,thecattleofhisgetting,whichhehadgatheredinPaddan-aram,togoלָב֛וֹאla.Vo'H935toIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1untothelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

19NowLabanוְלָבָ֣ןve.la.VanH3837wasgoneH1980toshearלִגְזֹ֖זlig.ZozH1494hissheepצֹאנ֑וֹtzo.NoH6629:andRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354stoleH1589theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655thatwereherfather’sלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290stoleH1589awayH1272unawarestoLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837theSyrian,inthathetoldH5046himnotthathefledבֹרֵ֖חַvo.Re.achH1272.

21SohefledH1272withallthathehad;andheroseH6965up,andpassedH5674overtheRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,andsetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440towardthemountainH2022ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

22AnditwastoldH5046Labanלְלָבָ֖ןle.la.VanH3837onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290wasfledH1272.

23AndhetookH3947hisbrethrenwithhim,andpursuedH7291afterhimsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870;andheovertookhiminthemountainH2022ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

24AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935toLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theSyrianinadreamבַּחֲלֹ֣םba.cha.LomH2472ofthenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,andsaidH559untohim,Takeהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104tothyselfthatthouspeakתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696nottoJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290eithergoodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orbadרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

25AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837cameupwithJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290. NowJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290hadpitchedH8628histentאָהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.LoH168inthemountainH2022:andLabanוְלָבָ֛ןve.la.VanH3837withhisbrethrenencampedinthemountainH2022ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

26AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidH559toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,Whathast thoudone,thatthou haststolenH1589awayunawarestome,andcarriedawaymydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323ascaptivesH7617oftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719?

27Wherefore didst thoufleeלִבְרֹ֔חַliv.Ro.achH1272secretly,andstealוַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.NoH1589awayוָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛va.'a.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971fromme,anddidstnottellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me,thatImighthavesentH7971theeawayH7971withmirthandwithsongsוּבְשִׁרִ֖יםu.ve.shi.RimH7892,withtabretandwithharpוּבְכִנּֽוֹר׃u.ve.khi.NorH3658;

28anddidstnotsuffermetokissmysonsלְבָנַ֖יle.va.NaiH1121andmydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתָ֑יve.liv.no.TaiH1323?nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258hast thoudonefoolishlyהִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽhis.Kal.taH5528.

29Itisinthepowerofmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027todoyouhurt:buttheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֨יve.lo.HeiH430ofyourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֜ם'a.vi.KhemH1spake untomeyesternight,sayingH559,Takeהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104tothyselfthatthouspeakמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696nottoJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290eithergoodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orbadH7451.

30Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,thoughthou wouldest needsbegoneH1980,becausethou sore longedstafterthyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseH1004,yetwherefore hast thoustolenגָנַ֖בְתָּga.Nav.taH1589mygodsאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430?

31AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290answeredandsaidH559toLabanלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3837,BecauseIwasafraidיָרֵ֔אתִיya.Re.tiH3372:forIsaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldesttakethydaughtersבְּנוֹתֶ֖יךָbe.no.Tei.khaH1323frommebyforce.

32Withwhomsoever thou findest thygodsאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430,heshallnotliveיִֽחְיֶה֒yich.YehH2421:beforeourbrethrendiscernthouwhatisthinewithme,andtakeוְקַֽח־ve.kach-H3947ittothee.ForJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290knewH3045notthatRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354hadstolenH1589them.

33AndLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837wentH3318intoJacob’stentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168,andintoLeah’stentוּבְאֹ֣הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168,andintothetentוּבְאֹ֛הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168ofthetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147maid-servants;buthefoundH4672themnot.AndhewentH3318outofLeah’stentמֵאֹ֣הֶלme.'O.helH168,andenteredintoRachel’stentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168.

34NowRachelוְרָחֵ֞לve.ra.ChelH7354hadtakenH3947theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andputוַתְּשִׂמֵ֛םva.te.si.MemH7760theminthecamel’sהַגָּמָ֖לha.ga.MalH1581saddle,andsatH3427uponthem.AndLabanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837feltH4959aboutallthetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168,butfoundH4672themnot.

35AndshesaidH559toherfatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,Letnotmylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113beangryH2734thatIcannotriseלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965upbeforethee;forthemannerofwomenH802isuponme.Andhesearchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664,butfoundH4672nottheteraphimהַתְּרָפִֽים׃ha.te.ra.FimH8655.

36AndJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290waswroth,andchodewithLabanבְּלָבָ֑ןbe.la.VanH3837:andJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290answeredandsaidH559toLabanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837,Whatismytrespass?whatismysinחַטָּאתִ֔יcha.ta.TiH2403,thatthou hasthotlyדָלַ֖קְתָּda.Lak.taH1814pursuedafterme?

37Whereas thou hastfeltH4959aboutallmystuff,whathast thoufoundמָּצָ֙אתָ֙ma.Tza.taH4672ofallthyhouseholdבֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khaH1004stuff?SetH7760itherebeforemybrethrenandthybrethren,thattheymayjudge betwixtustwoשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.

38Thesetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141haveIbeenwiththee; thyewesרְחֵלֶ֥יךָre.che.Lei.khaH7353andthy she-goatshavenotcasttheiryoung,andtheramsוְאֵילֵ֥יve.'ei.LeiH352ofthyflocksצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629haveInoteatenH398.

39Thatwhichwastornטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966ofbeastsIbroughtH935notunto thee;Ibarethelossofit;ofmyhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027didst thourequireH1245it, whetherstolenH1589bydayי֔וֹםYomH3117orstolenH1589bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

40ThusIwasH1961;inthedayבַיּ֛וֹםvai.YomH3117thedroughtconsumedH398me,andthefrostוְקֶ֣רַחve.Ke.rachH7140bynightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915;andmysleepשְׁנָתִ֖יshe.na.TiH8142fledH5074frommineeyesמֵֽעֵינָֽי׃Me.'ei.NaiH5869.

41Thesetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֮sha.NahH8141haveIbeeninthyhouseH1004;IservedH5647theefourteenyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141forthytwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֣יbish.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֔יךָve.no.Tei.khaH1323,andsixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141forthyflockבְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָbe.tzo.Ne.khaH6629:andthou hastchangedH2498mywagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235times.

42ExcepttheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofmyfatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,andtheFearוּפַ֤חַדu.Fa.chadH6343ofIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327,hadbeenH1961withme,surelynowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258hadst thousentH7971meawayשִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִיshi.lach.Ta.niH7971emptyרֵיקָ֣םrei.KamH7387.Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathseenH7200mine afflictionandthelaborofmyhandsכַּפַּ֛יka.PaiH3709,andrebuked thee yesternight.

43AndLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837answeredandsaidH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,Thedaughtersהַבָּנ֨וֹתha.ba.NotH1323aremydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֜יbe.no.TaiH1323,andthechildrenaremychildren,andtheflocksוְהַצֹּ֣אןve.ha.TzonH6629aremyflocksצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629,andallthatthou seestismine:andwhatcanIdothisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117untothesemydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתַ֞יve.liv.no.TaiH1323,oruntotheirchildrenwhomtheyhaveborneH3205?

44AndnowH6258come,letusmakeנִכְרְתָ֥הnikh.re.TahH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285,Iandthou;andletitbeH1961forawitnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707betweenmeandthee.

45AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290tookH3947astoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68,andsetitupforapillarמַצֵּבָֽה׃ma.tze.VahH4676.

46AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559untohisbrethren,Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950stonesH68;andtheytookH3947stonesH68,andmadeH6213aheapגָ֑לGalH1530:andtheydideatH398therebytheheapהַגָּֽל׃ha.GalH1530.

47AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itJegar-saha-dutha:butJacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בve.ya.'a.KoH3290calledקָ֥רָאKa.ra'H7121itGaleedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567.

48AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidH559,Thisheapהַגַּ֨לha.GalH1530iswitnessעֵ֛ד'edH5707betweenmeandtheethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.ThereforeH3651wasthenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ofitcalledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Galeedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567:

49andMizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ve.ha.mitz.PahH4709,forhesaidH559,Jehovahwatchיִ֥צֶףYi.tzefH6822betweenmeandthee,whenweareabsentoneH376fromanother.

50Ifthou shaltafflictH6031mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323,andifthou shalttakeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947wivesH802besidesmydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323,nomanH376iswithus;seeרְאֵ֕הre.'EhH7200,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430iswitnessעֵ֖ד'edH5707betwixtmeandthee.

51AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidH559toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,Beholdthisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530,andbeholdthepillarהַמַצֵּבָ֔הha.ma.tze.VahH4676,whichIhavesetbetwixtmeandthee.

52Thisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530bewitnessעֵ֚ד'edH5707,andthepillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֑הha.ma.tze.VahH4676bewitnessH5707,thatIwillnotpassאֶֽעֱבֹ֤ר'e.'e.VorH5674overthisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530tothee,andthatthou shaltnotpassתַעֲבֹ֨רta.'a.VorH5674overthisheapהַגַּ֥לha.GalH1530andthispillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֥הha.ma.tze.VahH4676untome,forharmלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.

53TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,andtheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430ofNahorנָחוֹר֙na.chOrH5152,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1,judgeיִשְׁפְּט֣וּyish.pe.TuH8199betwixtus.AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290swarebytheFearבְּפַ֖חַדbe.Fa.chadH6343ofhisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

54AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290offeredH2076asacrificeזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2077inthemountainH2022,andcalledH7121hisbrethrentoeatH398breadH3899:andtheydideatH398breadH3899,andtarriedallnightinthemountainH2022.

55And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

Commentaries on Genesis 31

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