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Genesis 29:23-27

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.

25When morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961,thereוְהִנֵּה־ הִ֖ואve.hi.neh- hi'H2009 H1931was Leahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812! “Whatמַה־ זֹּאת֙mah- zoTH4100 H2063have 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 khenH6213 H3651hereבִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּbim.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-H7620 H1571אֶת־'et-H853,and we will giveוְנִתְּנָ֨הve.ni.te.NahH5414youthe younger oneזֹ֗אתZotH2063אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in return forתַּעֲבֹ֣דta.'a.VodH5647anotherע֖וֹד אֲחֵרֽוֹת׃od 'a.che.RotH5750 H312sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141עִמָּדִ֔י'i.ma.DiH5978of workבַּעֲבֹדָה֙ba.'a.vo.DahH5656.”

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