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Genesis 31:25-32

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.

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