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Genesis 31:17-35

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.

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