Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 29
2He lookedוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200and sawוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009a wellבְאֵ֣רve.'ErH875in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,andוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009near itשָׁ֞ם עָלֶ֔יהָsham 'a.Lei.haH8033H5921layרֹבְצִ֣יםroe.TzimH7257threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksעֶדְרֵי־'ed.rei-H5739of sheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588the sheepהָעֲדָרִ֑יםha.'a.da.RimH5739were wateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931wellהַבְּאֵ֣רha.be.'ErH875.And a largeגְּדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419stoneוְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68coveredעַל־'al-H5921the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875.
3When allכָל־khol-H3605the flocksהָעֲדָרִ֗יםha.'a.da.RimH5739had been gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ve.ne.'es.fu-H622thereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033,the shepherds would roll awayוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556אֶת־'et-H853the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875and waterוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248אֶת־'et-H853the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.Then they would returnוְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725the stoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68אֶת־'et-H853to its placeלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725overעַל־'al-H5921the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875.
6“Is he wellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?”Jacob inquiredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Yesשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,”they answeredוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “and hereוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009comesבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935his daughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323Rachelרָחֵ֣לra.ChelH7354withעִם־'im-H5973his sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.”
7“Lookהֵ֥ןhenH2005,”said Jacobוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “it is stillעוֹד֙'OdH5750broadגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419daylightהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;it is not yetלֹא־lo'-H3808timeעֵ֖ת'etH6256to gatherהֵאָסֵ֣ףhe.'a.SefH622the livestockהַמִּקְנֶ֑הha.mik.NehH4735.Waterהַשְׁק֥וּhash.KuH8248the sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629and take them backוּלְכ֥וּu.le.KhuH1980to pastureרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7462.”
8But they repliedוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559, “We cannotלֹ֣א נוּכַל֒lo' nu.KhalH3808H3201,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834allכָּל־kol-H3605the flocksהָ֣עֲדָרִ֔יםha.'a.da.RimH5739have been gatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622and the stoneהָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venH68has been rolledוְגָֽלֲלוּ֙ve.ga.la.LuH1556אֶת־'et-H853away fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵ֑רha.be.'ErH875.Then we will waterוְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּve.hish.Ki.nuH8248the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.”
9Whileעוֹדֶ֖נּוּo.De.nuH5750he was still speakingמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with themעִמָּ֑ם'i.MamH5973,Rachelוְרָחֵ֣ל׀ve.ra.ChelH7354arrivedבָּ֗אָהBa.'ahH935withעִם־'im-H5973her father’sלְאָבִ֔יהָle.'a.Vi.haH1sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,forכִּ֥יkiH3588sheהִֽוא׃hi'H1931was a shepherdessרֹעָ֖הro.'AhH7462.
10וַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961As soon asכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853sawרָאָ֨הra.'AhH7200Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of his mother’sH517brotherH251וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837,with Laban’sלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629,heיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290went upוַיִּגַּ֣שׁvai.yi.GashH5066and rolledוַיָּ֤גֶלvai.Ya.gelH1556אֶת־'et-H853the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68away fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the wellהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875and wateredוַיַּ֕שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248אֶת־'et-H853his uncle’sלָבָ֖ןla.VanH251H517H3837sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.
12Heיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290toldוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046Rachelלְרָחֵ֗לle.ra.ChelH7354thatכִּ֣יkiH3588he wasה֔וּאHu'H1931Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֖ה ה֑וּאriv.Kah Hu'H7259H1931sonוְכִ֥י בֶן־ve.Khi ven-H1121H3588,a relativeאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251of her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1,and she ranוַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323and toldוַתַּגֵּ֥דva.ta.GedH5046her fatherלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.
13וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961When Labanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837אֶת־'et-H853heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the newsשֵׁ֣מַע׀She.ma'H8088about his sister’sאֲחֹת֗וֹ'a.cho.ToH269sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290,he ran outוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to meet himלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122.He embracedוַיְחַבֶּק־vay.cha.bek-H2263himand kissedוַיְנַשֶּׁק־vay.na.shek-H5401himand brought himוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935toאֶל־'el-H413his homeבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,where Jacob toldוַיְסַפֵּ֣רvay.sa.PerH5608himלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605that had happenedהַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH1697H428.
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
15Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, “Just becauseהֲכִי־ha.khi-H3588you areאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859my relativeאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,should you workוַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִיva.'a.vad.Ta.niH5647for nothingחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600?Tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046mewhatמַה־mah-H4100your wages should beמַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃mas.kur.Te.khaH4909.”
18Since Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354,he answeredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will serveאֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙'e.'e.va.de.KhaH5647you sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141for your youngerהַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ha.ke.ta.NahH6996daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323Rachelבְּרָחֵ֥לbe.ra.ChelH7354.”
20So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141for Rachelבְּרָחֵ֖לbe.ra.ChelH7354,yet it seemedוַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961בְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869buta fewאֲחָדִ֔ים'a.cha.DimH259daysכְּיָמִ֣יםke.ya.MimH3117because of his loveבְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160for herאֹתָֽהּ׃'o.TahH853.
21Finally Jacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837, “Grantהָבָ֣הha.VahH3051meאֶת־'et-H853my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,forכִּ֥יkiH3588my timeיָמָ֑יya.MaiH3117is completeמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390,and I want to sleep withוְאָב֖וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935herאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413.”
23But whenוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961evening cameבָעֶ֔רֶבva.'E.revH6153,Laban tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his daughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323Leahלֵאָ֣הle.'AhH3812and gaveוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935herאֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853to Jacobאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413,and he slept withוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935herאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413.
25When morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961,thereוְהִנֵּה־ הִ֖ואve.hi.neh- hi'H2009H1931was Leahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812! “Whatמַה־ זֹּאת֙mah- zoTH4100H2063have you doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to me?”Jacob saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Labanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837. “Wasn’tהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808it for Rachelבְרָחֵל֙ve.ra.ChelH7354that I servedעָבַ֣דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973?Whyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100have you deceived meרִמִּיתָֽנִי׃ri.mi.Ta.niH7411?”
26Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is notלֹא־lo'-H3808our customיֵעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ןye.'a.Seh khenH6213H3651hereבִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּbim.ko.Me.nuH4725to give the younger daughterהַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.RahH6810in marriageלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the olderהַבְּכִירָֽה׃ha.be.khi.RahH1067.
27Finishמַלֵּ֖אma.Le'H4390thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063week’s celebrationשְׁבֻ֣עַ גַּם־she.Vu.a' gam-H7620H1571אֶת־'et-H853,and we will giveוְנִתְּנָ֨הve.ni.te.NahH5414youthe younger oneזֹ֗אתZotH2063אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in return forתַּעֲבֹ֣דta.'a.VodH5647anotherע֖וֹד אֲחֵרֽוֹת׃od 'a.che.RotH5750H312sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141עִמָּדִ֔י'i.ma.DiH5978of workבַּעֲבֹדָה֙ba.'a.vo.DahH5656.”
28And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213just thatכֵּ֔ןKenH3651.He finishedוַיְמַלֵּ֖אvay.ma.Le'H4390the week’s celebrationשְׁבֻ֣עַ זֹ֑אתshe.Vu.a' ZotH7620H2063,and Laban gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himאֶת־'et-H853his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323Rachelרָחֵ֥לra.ChelH7354as his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
30Jacob slept withוַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־vai.ya.Vo' 'el-H935H413Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354as wellגַּ֣םgamH1571,and indeedגַּֽם־gam-H1571אֶת־'et-H853,he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354more than Leahמִלֵּאָ֑הmi.le.'AhH3812.So he workedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647forעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973Labanע֖וֹדodH5750anotherאֲחֵרֽוֹת׃'a.che.RotH312sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah
32And Leahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and she named himוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,forכִּ֣יkiH3588she saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, “The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has seenרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200my afflictionכִּֽי־ בְּעָנְיִ֔יki- be.'on.yiH6040H3588.Surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588my husbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376will love meיֶאֱהָבַ֥נִיye.'e.ha.Va.niH157nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258.”
33Againעוֹד֮'OdH5750she conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּן֒benH1121,and she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Because the LORDכִּֽי־ יְהוָה֙ki- Yah.wehH3068H3588has heardשָׁמַ֤עsha.Ma'H8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiH595am unlovedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130,He has givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414methisזֶ֑הZehH2088sonas wellגַּם־gam-H1571אֶת־'et-H853.”So she named himוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.
34Once againעוֹד֮'OdH5750Leahconceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּן֒benH1121,and she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258at lastהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471my husbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376will become attachedיִלָּוֶ֤הyi.la.VehH3867to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have borneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205himthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121.”Soעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921H3651he was namedקָרָֽא־ שְׁמ֖וֹka.ra'- she.MoH7121H8034Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.
35And once moreע֜וֹדodH5750she conceivedוַתַּ֨הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “This timeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471I will praiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.”Soעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921H3651she named himקָרְאָ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹka.re.'Ah she.MoH7121H8034Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Then Leah stoppedוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975having childrenמִלֶּֽדֶת׃mi.Le.detH3205.
Commentaries on Genesis 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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