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Genesis 29:15-20

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.”

16Now Labanוּלְלָבָ֖ןu.le.la.VanH3837had twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323;the olderהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419was namedשֵׁ֤םshemH8034Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,and the youngerהַקְּטַנָּ֖הha.ke.ta.NahH6996was namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Rachelרָחֵֽל׃ra.ChelH7354.

17Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812had weakרַכּ֑וֹתra.KotH7390eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869,but Rachelוְרָחֵל֙ve.ra.ChelH7354wasהָֽיְתָ֔הha.ye.TahH1961shapelyיְפַת־ תֹּ֖אַרye.fat- To.'arH3303 H8389and beautifulוִיפַ֥ת מַרְאֶֽה׃vi.Fat mar.'EhH3303 H4758.

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.”

19Labanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Betterט֤וֹבTovH2896that I giveתִּתִּ֣יti.TiH5414herאֹתָ֣הּ'o.TahH853to youthanמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853לְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376to anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312.Stay hereשְׁבָ֖הshe.VahH3427with meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.”

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.

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