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Genesis 29:9-14

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.VanH251 H517 H3837sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

11Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401Rachelלְרָחֵ֑לle.ra.ChelH7354and weptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058aloudוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853קֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963.

12Heיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290toldוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046Rachelלְרָחֵ֗לle.ra.ChelH7354thatכִּ֣יkiH3588he wasה֔וּאHu'H1931Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֖ה ה֑וּאriv.Kah Hu'H7259 H1931sonוְכִ֥י בֶן־ve.Khi ven-H1121 H3588,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.lehH1697 H428.

14Then Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837declaredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You areאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859indeedאַ֛ךְ'akhH389my own fleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320and bloodעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106.”After Jacob had stayedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with himעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973a monthחֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃Cho.desh ya.MimH2320 H3117,

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