Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 30

1When Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588she was notלֹ֤אlo'H3808bearingיָֽלְדָה֙yal.DahH3205any childrenרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354for Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,she enviedוַתְּקַנֵּ֥אva.te.ka.Ne'H7065her sisterבַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּba.'a.cho.TahH269. “Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051mechildrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,orוְאִם־ אַ֖יִןve.'im- 'A.yinH518 H369Iאָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khiH595will dieמֵתָ֥הme.TahH4191!”she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290.

2Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290became angryוַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֥ףvai.yi.char- 'afH2734 H639with Rachelבְּרָחֵ֑לbe.ra.ChelH7354and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Am Iאָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiH595in the placeהֲתַ֤חַתha.Ta.chatH8478of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has withheldמָנַ֥עma.Na'H4513childrenפְּרִי־ בָֽטֶן׃pe.ri- Va.tenH6529 H990from youמִמֵּ֖ךְmi.MekhH4480?”

3Then she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Hereהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009is my maidservantאֲמָתִ֥י'a.ma.TiH519Bilhahבִלְהָ֖הvil.HahH1090.Sleep withבֹּ֣אbo'H935herאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,that she may bear childrenוְתֵלֵד֙ve.te.LedH3205for meעַל־ בִּרְכַּ֔י'al- bir.KaiH5921 H1290,so that through herמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595tooגַם־gam-H1571can build a familyוְאִבָּנֶ֥הve.'i.ba.NehH1129.”

4So Rachel gaveוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414Jacobאֶת־'et-H853her servantשִׁפְחָתָ֖הּshif.cha.TahH8198Bilhahבִּלְהָ֥הbil.HahH1090as a wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,andיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290heslept withוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935herאֵלֶ֖יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,

5and Bilhahבִּלְהָ֔הbil.HahH1090conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

6Then Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430has vindicated meדָּנַ֣נִּיda.Na.niH1777וְגַם֙ve.GamH1571;He has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085my pleaבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963and givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414mea sonבֵּ֑ן עַל־ כֵּ֛ןBen 'al- kenH1121 H5921 H3651.”So she named himקָרְאָ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹka.re.'Ah she.MoH7121 H8034Danדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

7And Rachel’sרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354servantשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029againע֔וֹדodH5750and boreוַתֵּ֕לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290a secondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

8Then Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “In my great strugglesנַפְתּוּלֵ֨י אֱלֹהִ֧ים׀naf.tu.Lei 'E.lo.HimH5319 H430,I have wrestledנִפְתַּ֛לְתִּיnif.Tal.tiH6617withעִם־'im-H5973my sisterאֲחֹתִ֖י'a.cho.TiH269andגַּם־gam-H1571wonיָכֹ֑לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

Gad and Asher

9When Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588she had stoppedעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975having childrenמִלֶּ֑דֶתmi.Le.detH3205,she gaveוַתִּקַּח֙ וַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.Kach va.ti.TenH3947 H5414אֶת־'et-H853אֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853her servantשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

10And Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812servantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11Then Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How fortunateבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH935!”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12When Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812servantשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290a secondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,

13Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How happy I amבְּאָשְׁרִ֕יbe.'a.she.RiH837!Forכִּ֥יkiH3588the womenבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323call me happyאִשְּׁר֖וּנִי'i.she.Ru.niH833.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Asherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

14Now during the wheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105,Reubenרְאוּבֵ֜ן בִּימֵ֣יre.'u.Ven bi.MeiH7205 H3117went outוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and foundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672some mandrakesדֽוּדָאִים֙du.da.'ImH1736in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704.When he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853toאֶל־'el-H413his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517לֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812,Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354beggedוַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־va.To.mer 'el-H559 H413Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994give meתְּנִי־te.ni-H5414some ofyour son’sבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121mandrakesמִדּוּדָאֵ֖יmi.du.da.'EiH1736.”

15But Leah repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Is it not enoughהַמְעַט֙ham.'AtH4592that you have taken awayקַחְתֵּ֣ךְkach.TekhH3947אֶת־'et-H853my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376?Now youגַּ֥םgamH1571אֶת־'et-H853want to takeוְלָקַ֕חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947my son’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֖יdu.da.'EiH1736as well?” “Very wellלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,”saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354, “he may sleepיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901with youעִמָּךְ֙'i.moKhH5973tonightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915in exchange forתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478your son’sבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֥יdu.da.'EiH1736.”

16When Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290came inוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935fromמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704that eveningבָּעֶרֶב֒ba.'e.RevH6153,Leahלֵאָ֜הle.'AhH3812went outוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318to meet himלִקְרָאת֗וֹlik.ra.ToH7122and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “You must comeתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935with meאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413,forכִּ֚יkiH3588I have hired youH7936with my son’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesבְּדוּדָאֵ֖יbe.du.da.'EiH1736.”So he sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with herעִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH5973thatהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah

17And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085toאֶל־'el-H413Leahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812,and she conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290.

18Then Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has rewarded meנָתַ֤ן שְׂכָרִ֔יna.Tan se.kha.RiH5414 H7939forאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834givingנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my maidservantשִׁפְחָתִ֖יshif.cha.TiH8198to my husbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376.”So she named himוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.

19Againעוֹד֙'OdH5750Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sixthשִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShiH8345sonבֵּן־ben-H1121to Jacobלְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

20“Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430אֹתִי֮'o.TiH853has given meזְבָדַ֨נִיze.va.Da.niH2064a goodטוֹב֒tOvH2896giftזֵ֣בֶדZe.vedH2065,” sheלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559. “This timeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376will honor meיִזְבְּלֵ֣נִיyiz.be.Le.niH2082,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have borneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205himsixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121.”And she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.

21After thatוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310,Leah gave birth toיָ֣לְדָהYal.dahH3205a daughterבַּ֑תBatH1323and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853herשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Dinahדִּינָֽה׃di.NahH1783.

Joseph

22Then Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354.Heאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413and openedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605אֶת־'et-H853her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358,

23and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121. “Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853has taken awayאָסַ֥ף'a.SafH622my shameחֶרְפָּתִֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781,”she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559.

24She namedוַתִּקְרָ֧אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֛וֹshe.MoH8034Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “May the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068addיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254to meanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.”

Jacob Prospers

25Nowוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961afterכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354אֶת־'et-H853had given birth toיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837, “Send me on my wayשַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙sha.le.Che.niH7971so I can returnוְאֵ֣לְכָ֔הve.'E.le.KhahH1980toאֶל־'el-H413my homelandמְקוֹמִ֖י וּלְאַרְצִֽי׃me.ko.Mi u.le.'ar.TziH4725 H776.

26Giveתְּנָ֞הte.NahH5414meאֶת־'et-H853my wivesנָשַׁ֣יna.ShaiH802andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853childrenיְלָדַ֗יye.la.DaiH3206for whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I have served youעָבַ֧דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647אֹֽתְךָ֛'o.te.KhaH853,that I may go on my wayוְאֵלֵ֑כָה כִּ֚יve.'e.Le.khah kiH1980 H3588.Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֶת־'et-H853howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hard I have workedעֲבֹדָתִ֖י'a.vo.da.TiH5656for youעֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647.”

27But Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,please stayנָ֛אna'H4994.I have learned by divinationנִחַ֕שְׁתִּיni.Chash.tiH5172that the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has blessed meוַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיvay.va.ra.Khe.niH1288because of youבִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃big.la.Le.khaH1558.”

28And he addedוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Nameנָקְבָ֧הna.ke.VahH5344your wagesשְׂכָרְךָ֛ עָלַ֖יse.kha.re.Kha 'a.LaiH7939 H5921,and I will pay themוְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ve.'e.Te.nahH5414.”

29Then Jacob answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֵ֖ת'etH853howאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have served youעֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647andוְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your livestockמִקְנְךָ֖mik.ne.ChaH4735have thrivedהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961under my careאִתִּֽי׃'i.TiH854.

30Indeedכִּ֡יkiH3588,you hadהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961very littleמְעַט֩me.'AtH4592אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834before my arrivalלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440,but now your wealthלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230has increased many times overוַיִּפְרֹ֣ץvai.yif.RotzH6555.The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288youאֹתְךָ֖'o.te.KhaH853wherever I set footלְרַגְלִ֑יle.rag.LiH7272.But nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,whenמָתַ֛יma.TaiH4970may Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595alsoגַם־gam-H1571provideאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213for my own householdלְבֵיתִֽי׃le.vei.TiH1004?”

31“Whatמָ֣הmahH4100can I giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414you?”Laban askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “You do notלֹא־lo'-H3808need to giveתִתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meanythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972,”Jacob repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙vai.Yo.mer ya.'a.KoH3290 H559. “Ifאִם־'im-H518you doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088one thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697for me,I will keep onאָשׁ֛וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725shepherdingאֶרְעֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7462and keepingאֶשְׁמֹֽר׃'esh.MorH8104your flocksצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629.

32Let me goאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר'e.'e.VorH5674through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your flocksצֹֽאנְךָ֜tzo.ne.KhaH6629todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117and removeהָסֵ֨רha.SerH5493from themמִשָּׁ֜םmi.ShamH8033everyכָּל־kol-H3605speckledנָקֹ֣דna.KodH5348or spottedוְטָל֗וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921sheepשֶׂ֣ה׀sehH7716,everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605dark-coloredחוּם֙chumH2345lambשֶׂה־ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםseh- ba.ke.sa.VimH7716 H3775,and every spottedוְטָל֥וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921or speckledוְנָקֹ֖דve.na.KodH5348goatבָּעִזִּ֑יםba.'i.ZimH5795.These will beוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961my wagesשְׂכָרִֽי׃se.kha.RiH7939.

33So my honestyצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666will testifyוְעָֽנְתָה־ve.'a.ne.tah-H6030for mewhenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you come to checkתָב֥וֹא לְפָנֶ֑יךָta.Vo' le.fa.Nei.khaH935 H6440onעַל־'al-H5921my wagesשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939in the futureבְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֔רbe.Yom ma.CharH3117 H4279.If I haveאִתִּֽי׃'i.TiH854anyכֹּ֣לkolH3605goatsבָּֽעִזִּ֗יםba.'i.ZimH5795thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are notאֵינֶנּוּ֩'ei.ne.NuH369speckledנָקֹ֨דna.KodH5348or spottedוְטָל֜וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921,or any lambsבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775that are not dark-coloredוְחוּם֙ve.ChumH2345,theyה֖וּאhu'H1931will be considered stolenגָּנ֥וּבga.NuvH1589.”

34“Agreedהֵ֑ן ל֖וּHen luH2005 H3863,”saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837. “Let it beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961as you have saidכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.”

35That veryהַה֨וּאha.Hu'H1931אֶת־'et-H853dayבַּיּוֹם֩bai.yOmH3117Laban removedוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493all the streakedהָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣יםha.'a.ku.DimH6124or spottedוְהַטְּלֻאִ֗יםve.ha.te.lu.'ImH2921male goatsהַתְּיָשִׁ֜יםha.te.ya.ShimH8495andוְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853everyכָּל־kol-H3605speckledהַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹתha.ne.ku.DotH5348or spottedוְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔תve.ha.te.lu.'OtH2921female goatהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795—every oneכֹּ֤לkolH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had any whiteלָבָן֙la.VanH3836on it—and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605dark-coloredח֖וּםchumH2345lambבַּכְּשָׂבִ֑יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,and he placed themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414under the careבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his sonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.

36Then he putוַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a three-dayשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔יםshe.Lo.shet ya.MimH7969 H3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870between himselfH996and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,while Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290was shepherdingרֹעֶ֛הro.'EhH7462אֶת־'et-H853the restהַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃ha.no.ta.RotH3498of Laban’sלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

37Jacob, howeverיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947freshלַ֖חlachH3892branchesמַקַּ֥לma.KalH4731of poplarלִבְנֶ֛הliv.NehH3839,almondוְל֣וּזve.LuzH3869,and plane treesוְעֶרְמ֑וֹןve.'er.MonH6196,and peeledוַיְפַצֵּ֤לvay.fa.TzelH6478the bark,exposingלְבָנ֔וֹת מַחְשֹׂף֙le.va.Not mach.SofH4286 H3836אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the whiteהַלָּבָ֔ןha.la.VanH3836inner woodפְּצָל֣וֹתpe.tza.LotH6479ofעַל־'al-H5921the branchesהַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ha.mak.LotH4731.

38Then he setוַיַּצֵּ֗גvai.ya.TzegH3322אֶת־'et-H853the peeledפִּצֵּ֔לpi.TzelH6478אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834branchesהַמַּקְלוֹת֙ha.mak.loTH4731בָּרֳהָטִ֖יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298in the wateringהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834troughsבְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹתbe.shi.ka.TotH8268in front ofלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227the flocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629coming inתָּבֹ֨אןָta.Vo.naH935to drinkלִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toTH8354.So when the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629were in heatוַיֵּחַ֖מְנָהvai.ye.Cham.nahH3179and cameבְּבֹאָ֥ןbe.vo.'AnH935to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354,

39theyהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629matedוַיֶּחֱמ֥וּvai.ye.che.MuH3179in front ofאֶל־'el-H413the branchesהַמַּקְל֑וֹתha.mak.LotH4731.And they boreוַתֵּלַ֣דְןָva.te.Lad.naH3205youngהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629that werestreakedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124or speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348or spottedוּטְלֻאִֽים׃u.te.lu.'ImH2921.

40Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290set apartהִפְרִ֣ידhif.RidH6504the youngוְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ve.ha.ke.sa.VimH3775,but madeוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414theהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629restfaceפְּנֵ֨י אֶל־pe.Nei 'el-H6440 H413the streakedעָקֹ֛ד'a.KodH6124dark-coloredוְכָל־ ח֖וּםve.khol chumH3605 H2345sheep in Laban’sלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837flocksבְּצֹ֣אןbe.TzonH6629.Then he setוַיָּֽשֶׁת־vai.ya.shet-H7896his ownstockעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739apartלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905and did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808put themשָׁתָ֖םsha.TamH7896withעַל־'al-H5921Laban’sלָבָֽן׃la.VanH3837animalsצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

41וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Wheneverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the stronger femalesהַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ham.ku.sha.roTH7194of the flockהַצֹּ֣אןha.TzonH6629were in heatיַחֵם֮ya.ChemH3179,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֧בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853would placeוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760the branchesהַמַּקְל֛וֹתha.mak.LotH4731in the troughsבָּרֳהָטִ֑יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298,in full viewלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the animalsהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,so that they would breedלְיַחְמֵ֖נָּהle.yach.Me.nahH3179in front of the branchesבַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ba.mak.LotH4731.

42But if the animalsהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629were weakוּבְהַעֲטִ֥יףu.ve.ha.'a.TifH5848,he did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808set out the branchesיָשִׂ֑יםya.SimH7760.So the weaker animalsהָעֲטֻפִים֙ha.'a.tu.FimH5848went toוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961Labanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837and the stronger onesוְהַקְּשֻׁרִ֖יםve.ha.ke.shu.RimH7194to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

43Thusהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376Jacobbecameמְאֹ֣דme.'OdH3966exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966prosperousוַיִּפְרֹ֥ץvai.yif.RotzH6555.He ownedוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961largeרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227flocksצֹ֣אןtzonH6629,maidservantsוּשְׁפָחוֹת֙u.she.fa.choTH8198and menservantsוַעֲבָדִ֔יםva.'a.va.DimH5650,and camelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581and donkeysוַחֲמֹרִֽים׃va.cha.mo.RimH2543.

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Commentaries on Genesis 30