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Genesis 31:1-13

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.

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