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Genesis 31:30-35

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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