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Genesis 29:21-24

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.”

22וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622So Labanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837אֶת־'et-H853invited allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of that placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and preparedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.

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.

24And Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837אֶת־'et-H853gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414his servant girlשִׁפְחָת֑וֹshif.cha.ToH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153to his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323Leahלְלֵאָ֥הle.le.'AhH3812as her maidservantשִׁפְחָֽה׃shif.ChahH8198.

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